Real-Time
Description
Real-time refers to gameplay that happens without waiting for player input, i.e. in "real time". Action games are real-time by default and therefore do not require this tag.
Real-time tag is used for RTS (real-time strategy) games, many managerial simulations which are not turn-based (e.g.
Transport Tycoon), as well as puzzle games that require quick thinking, such as
Tetris variants.
The tag is also used to describe combat in certain role-playing games (the ATB system of many
Final Fantasy games or the Infinity Engine combat in
Baldur's Gate and some other Western RPGs). This type of combat requires the player to manage the activities of the combatants in real time, and should not be confused with that of
Action RPGs, where combat is action-oriented.
Rare examples of real-time games outside of the aforementioned genres (
The Last Express) also exist.
Game Title |
Windows (2002) This is a German compilation and it includes:
Die Siedler IV (a.k.a. The Settlers: Fourth Edition)
Die Siedler IV Mission... |
Windows (2001) The Settlers IV Mission CD is the first add-on for The Settlers: Fourth Edition and features five new campaigns in... |
Windows (2001) The Settlers IV: The Trojans and the Elixir of Power is the second add-on for The Settlers: Fourth Edition and... |
Windows (2008) Compilation, which includes both The Settlers: Rise of an Empire and The Eastern Realm add-on. |
Windows (2007) The Limited Edition includes:
The Settlers: Rise of an Empire
Decorative in-game content including statues and a pavilion.
Art book... |
Windows (2007) While its predecessor Heritage of Kings: The Settlers turned the series into a RTS, The Settlers: Rise of an Empire... |
Windows (2008) The Settlers: Rise of an Empire – The Eastern Realm is the first add-on to The Settlers: Rise of an... |
Nintendo DS (2007) The Settlers is a remake of The Settlers II: Veni, Vidi, Vici for the Nintendo DS.The premise of the game... |
Windows (1997) This is a strategy game designed by Trevor Chan, the author of Capitalism. Players choose to play as one of... |
Windows (1998) Trevor Chan's empire building real-time strategy game Seven Kingdoms is updated and re-released as a stand alone product. Once again... |
Windows (2008) Seven Kingdoms: Conquest is the latest chapter in the Seven Kingdoms Real Time Strategy series. The campaign is based on... |
Windows (1999) Seven Kingdoms II: The Fryhtan Wars is a real-time strategy game featuring empire-building and diplomatic intrigue. The player gets to... |
Dreamcast (1998) A life simulation which shows how organisms evolve. Take control of one of life's earliest lifeforms and, depending on what... |
Windows (1998) Seven Years War is based on the historical conflict between Korea and Japan in the late 16th century. There are... |
J2ME (2006) This is a Qix variant. The player needs to uncover a girl's picture by cutting portions of it, but there... |
Windows (2009) This digital compilation contains these four military strategy games:
Combat Mission: Beyond Overlord
Combat Mission 2: Barbarossa to Berlin
Strategic... |
Windows (1995), Macintosh (1995) and Windows 3.x (1995) SFPD Homicide / Case File: The Body in the Bay is a point-and-click adventure game based mostly on FMV and... |
Windows (1999) You are the commander of an elite mercenary team. During a mission in Angola, you've been abandoned by your high... |
Amstrad CPC (1986), Commodore 64 (1985) and ZX Spectrum (1985) General Zoff is holding Ambassador Kryxix captive in his spaceship. Plans for a new type of spaceship are hidden in... |
PlayStation 2 (2002) In the sequel you are once again Mike LeRoi - Shadow Man. You have to fight with evil demons in... |
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Windows 3.x (1995), Windows (1995) and Macintosh (1995) Shanghai is a puzzle game using MahJongg tiles where you slide available matching tiles off the stack to reveal more... |
Windows (2001) Shattered Galaxy is a massive-multiplayer game that mixes several genres, including role-playing, turn-based strategy, real-time strategy, and tactical combat, in... |
Windows (2008) When the Qalani and Trexites empires combine forces, Captain Max of the Statian fleet is the only one who can... |
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