In real time
The type of games known as "real-time" does not allow players to hit "pause" and think about their next moves. Such games require maximum attention from the player and the ability to make quick decisions. In single-player games, there is still the option to hit "pause," but at that moment the screen is covered by a menu. Sometimes there are variations of real-time games where the player can queue a series of commands for their character or units and buildings, which partially simplifies the task.
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Best Games in the In real time genre of 2020
Strategy, In real time, Business / Management, Fantasy / Medieval, Side view, Cooperative (co-op), Tower Defense (Tower Defense), City Building, Construction
December 11, 2018
Players:
8.2/10
Steam:
89/100
Metacritic:
85/100
Kingdom: Two Crowns is a continuation of the pixel management strategy with a side view in a fantasy setting, where the main emphasis is on cooperative play. You...
Business / Management, Strategy, God Simulator, Third-person view, In real time, Casual game, Simulation
September 8, 2020
Steam:
48/100
Metacritic:
70/100
The Sims 4: Star Wars — Journey to Batuu is an add-on to the real-time management simulation game The Sims 4, in which you can create your own story in the...
Strategy, In real time, Business / Management, Isometric, Futurism (Future), Construction, Simulation
June 11, 2018
Players:
7.6/10
Steam:
86/100
Metacritic:
71/100
Jurassic World Evolution is a real-time economic strategy that allows you to create your own Jurassic Park. The main action takes place on Isla Nublar and the...
Strategy, Simulation, In real time, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie, Cooperative (co-op), City Building, Online, Business / Management
November 3, 2020
Players:
8/10
Steam:
89/100
Kingdoms Reborn is a city builder with an open, procedurally generated world in which you can cooperate or compete with other players. Here you can follow an...
Role-playing game, In real time, Third-person view, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Free game, Open world, MMO
October 14, 2020
Steam:
81/100
RuneScape is a popular free-to-play fantasy MMORPG with a third-person view. You will travel to the Sixth Age of Gielinor and discover a fantastic world filled with...
Role-playing game, Action, Strategy, Adventure, In real time, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Fantasy, Medieval era, Indie, Roguelike, Tower Defense (Tower Defense)
October 27, 2014
Players:
7.7/10
Steam:
87/100
Metacritic:
79/100
A hardcore roguelike in which a group of prisoners suddenly become explorers of a hostile world. After a prison ship crashes on the mysterious planet Auriga, the...
Role-playing game, In real time, First-person view, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Star Wars, Science fiction, Adventure
December 6, 2004
Players:
8.7/10
Steam:
94/100
Metacritic:
82/100
Set in the Star Wars universe five years after Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, this role-playing game follows the Sith Lords’ campaign against the Jedi and...
Strategy, Historical, Simulation, Business / Management, Indie, In real time, City Building, Survival
December 17, 2020
Players:
6.7/10
Steam:
64/100
Beginning in the Mesolithic era, players try to lead their people through generations, discovering and improving technology, managing resources and populations, and...
Strategy, In real time, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Free game, Science fiction, Cooperative (co-op)
May 25, 2020
Steam:
70/100
A large-scale free strategy inspired by Total Annihilation and Supreme Commander. The game transports players to futuristic wars between massive mechanized...
Action, Shooter, Strategy, Horror, In real time, First-person view, Isometric, Post-apocalyptic, Tactics, Survival, Sandbox, Zombies
May 15, 2020
Players:
7/10
Steam:
77/100
Cepheus Protocol is a tactical real-time strategy game with first-person shooter elements. The Pangu virus has been released in San Francisco, turning thousands of...
Action, Shooter, Adventure, Horror, In real time, First-person view, Post-apocalyptic, Survival, Open world, Role-playing game, Detective
May 23, 2019
Players:
8.8/10
Steam:
92/100
Metacritic:
70/100
A remake of a thriller set in an open world, released in 2005. Three very different doctors try to save an unusual steppe town from an epidemic of a deadly disease...
Business / Management, Strategy, Isometric, Post-apocalyptic, Futurism (Future), In real time, City Building, Survival
April 3, 2020
Players:
8.4/10
Steam:
76/100
Metacritic:
72/100
Endzone — A World Apart is a post-apocalyptic real-time strategy game with an isometric camera view. In 2021, a group of terrorists blew up nuclear power...