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.
Years
Platforms
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Statuses
Best Games in the In real time genre of 2021 (Game released)
Game released: PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Mac → 2 September 2021
Players:
8.1/10
Steam:
81/100
Metacritic:
81/100
Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous is a classic party role-playing game with an isometric camera in a fantasy setting, based on the D&D 3.5 rules with several...
Game released: PlayStation 4, PC, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, PlayStation 5 → 17 January 2020
Players:
8.5/10
Steam:
94/100
Metacritic:
85/100
Yakuza: Like a Dragon is an action-adventure game with a third-person view in the Yakuza universe, which received a completely new combat system for the series. We...
Game released: PC, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Mac, Linux, iOS, Android → 7 March 2018
Players:
8.9/10
Steam:
84/100
Metacritic:
79/100
Real-time strategy inspired by Scandinavian mythology and the Viking era. After the discovery of the mysterious continent of Northgard, clans venture into uncharted...
Role-playing game, In real time, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Star Wars, Science fiction, Adventure
Game released: Mac, PC, Xbox, iOS, Android, Nintendo Switch → 2 November 2004
Players:
9.1/10
Steam:
91/100
Metacritic:
90/100
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic is a fantasy role-playing game with a third-person view in the Star Wars universe. You can choose your path in this epic game...
Strategy, Business / Management, Isometric, Futurism (Future), In real time, Construction, Simulation
Game released: PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 4, Xbox One → 9 November 2021
Players:
8.5/10
Steam:
90/100
Metacritic:
76/100
Jurassic World Evolution 2 is a continuation of the real-time economic strategy that will allow you to create your own “Jurassic Park”. The new game will develop...
Game released: PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC, Mac, Nintendo Switch, iPad, iOS, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch 2 → 31 August 2018
Players:
9.2/10
Steam:
95/100
Metacritic:
92/100
Special edition of a tactical role-playing game with turn-based battles in a fantasy setting for modern consoles. The game is fully adapted for gamepad control and...
Business / Management, Strategy, Isometric, Post-apocalyptic, Futurism (Future), In real time, Simulation
Game released: PlayStation 4, PC, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch → 16 November 2021
Players:
8.9/10
Steam:
71/100
Surviving the Aftermath — a real-time management strategy game from the creators of Surviving Mars. The game allows you to build a colony of people who survived a...
Strategy, In real time, Top-down view, Free game, Tactics, Tower Defense (Tower Defense), Casual game, Construction
Game released: PC, Linux, Android, iOS → 30 April 2021
Steam:
87/100
A minimalist strategy in the genre of "tower defense," where protecting the base from endless waves of enemies combines with technology development, resource...
Action, Strategy, In real time, Business / Management, Futurism (Future), Post-apocalyptic, Side view, Survival
Game released: PC → 3 June 2021
Players:
8.5/10
Steam:
63/100
Until We Die is an exciting action game with strategy elements and a side view, where you have to defend your base from the invasion of extraterrestrial monsters...
Simulation, Strategy, In real time, Business / Management, Top-down view, Indie, City Building, Casual game, Construction
Game released: PC, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, Mac → 13 May 2021
Players:
5/10
Steam:
78/100
Metacritic:
72/100
Before We Leave is a top-down real-time management strategy game. After a long period of imprisonment in the bowels of the earth, your people emerge to the surface...
Role-playing game, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Anime / Manga, Adventure, In real time, Exploration, Crafting, Turn-based
Game released: PC, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5 → 26 January 2021
Steam:
90/100
Metacritic:
81/100
Atelier Ryza 2: Lost Legends & the Secret Fairy is a Japanese-style role-playing adventure viewed from the third person, which is a sequel to Atelier Ryza: Ever...
Game released: PC, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 5 → 25 September 2020
Players:
8/10
Steam:
56/100
Metacritic:
68/100
Port Royale 4 is a continuation of the Port Royale series of management strategies, where you have to fight for power in the Caribbean. The events of the game take...
Role-playing game, Action, Strategy, Adventure, In real time, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Fantasy, Medieval era, Indie, Roguelike, Tower Defense (Tower Defense)
Game released: PC, Xbox One, Mac, iOS, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Android → 11 June 2020
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...
Game released: PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 4, Xbox One → 30 March 2021
Players:
10/10
Steam:
68/100
Metacritic:
77/100
Evil Genius 2: World Domination is a continuation of the real-time management strategy, where you have to create your own hideout of an evil genius and subjugate...
Business / Management, Strategy, Steampunk, Isometric, In real time, City Building, Exploration, Construction
Game released: PC, Mac, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch → 7 March 2022
Steam:
87/100
Metacritic:
76/100
Airborne Kingdom is a real-time management strategy with an isometric camera in a steampunk setting. In the game you will go on a fantastic journey — fly...
Simulation, Strategy, In real time, Fantasy / Medieval, Historical, Business / Management, Isometric, City Building, Survival
Game released: PC → 10 August 2021
Players:
5.7/10
Steam:
74/100
Patron is a real-time city-building simulator with management elements and an isometric camera view in a medieval setting. In the game you have to turn a small...
Business / Management, Strategy, Isometric, Post-apocalyptic, Futurism (Future), In real time, DLC, Indie, Simulation
Game released: PC → 21 October 2021
Players:
10/10
Steam:
80/100
Endzone — A World Apart: Prosperity — an expansion for the post-apocalyptic real-time strategy game with an isometric camera view. The life of the survivors is...
Post-apocalyptic, Third-person view, Strategy, Tactics, In real time, Role-playing game, Action, Cooperative (co-op), Online
Game released: Android, iOS → 15 September 2010
Players:
4.4/10
First Refuge: Z is a real-time strategy game with action elements and a third-person view in a post-apocalyptic world. Humanity is on the verge of extinction due to...
Game released: PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch 2 → 6 December 2021
Players:
10/10
Steam:
93/100
Metacritic:
83/100
Standalone expansion for Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun, focused on the story of the kunoichi Aiko. A master of disguise, able to pretend to be a geisha and...
Strategy, In real time, Top-down view, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Tower Defense (Tower Defense), Sandbox, City Building
Game released: PC → 25 March 2021
Players:
1/10
Steam:
72/100
Empires in Ruins is a fun top-down real-time strategy game with tower defense elements. Something happened in a small state full of corruption, pomaded dandies...
Business / Management, Strategy, Roguelike, Isometric, Futurism (Future), In real time, City Building, Survival
Game released: PC, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5 → 9 September 2021
Steam:
67/100
Metacritic:
72/100
Dice Legacy is a city building simulator with roguelike elements and an isometric camera view. In the game, you take the reins of your kingdom by rolling the dice...