In real time 2012 for PC — top best games in the In real time genre

Prototype 2 - a game in the In real time genre

Action, Beat them all, In real time, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Open world

Game released: PC → 24 July 2012

VGTimes: 6.7/10

Players: 8.1/10

Steam: 73/100

Metacritic: 76/100

Prototype 2 is a continuation of the action-slasher adventure with a third-person view in the open world. In the game you will try on the role of the new hero James...

Pro Evolution Soccer 2013

Football, In real time, Top-down view, Sports game

Game released: PC → 25 September 2012

Players: 6.9/10

Metacritic: 81/100

A football simulation focused on freedom of ball control, individual player styles, and teamwork. Pro Evolution Soccer 2013 lets players choose how to pass and...

Football Manager 2013

Football, Business / Management, Sports game, Top-down view, In real time

Game released: PC → 2 November 2012

Players: 1/10

Metacritic: 86/100

Football Manager 2013 — includes a faster version of the game called Football Manager Classic. The new mode allows players to complete the football season in...

Crusader Kings 2

Strategy, In real time, Top-down view, Historical, Free game, Grand strategy, Medieval era

Game released: PC → 14 February 2012

Players: 7.5/10

Steam: 90/100

Metacritic: 82/100

Crusader Kings 2 is a free-to-play sequel to the global real-time strategy game. Like the first part, Crusader Kings 2 simulates the system of feudal relations in...

Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic 2 - The Sith Lords

Role-playing game, In real time, First-person view, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Star Wars, Science fiction, Adventure

Game released: PC → 23 August 2012

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...

FTL: Faster Than Light

Simulation, Action, In real time, Business / Management, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Turn-based, Indie, Roguelike, Strategy, Space

Game released: PC → 14 September 2012

Players: 8.7/10

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 86/100

FTL: Faster Than Light is a unique management simulator with role-playing elements in a sci-fi setting. The cruiser Kestrel was lucky to find out secret information...

007 Legends

Action, Shooter, In real time, First-person view

Game released: PC → 5 November 2012

Players: 6.1/10

Steam: 66/100

Metacritic: 43/100

007 Legends is a first-person spy shooter in the 007 series. The game begins during the beginning of the events of the film 007: Skyfall, in which Bond is seriously...

Anomaly: Warzone Earth

Strategy, In real time, Top-down view, Indie, Tower Defense (Tower Defense)

Game released: PC → 8 April 2011

Players: 5.7/10

Steam: 84/100

Metacritic: 79/100

Anomaly: Warzone Earth — This is a strategy with an unconventional approach. The player controls units that move along a pre-marked route. The goal is to kill...

Jagged Alliance: Back in Action

Strategy, In real time, Isometric, Tactics, Role-playing game

Game released: PC → 8 February 2012

Players: 8.3/10

Steam: 72/100

Metacritic: 62/100

Jagged Alliance: Back in Action is a remake of the tactical RPG with turn-based strategy elements from Jagged Alliance 2. You will command a squad of mercenaries...

Stronghold Kingdoms

Online, Strategy, In real time, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Historical, Free game, MMO

Game released: PC → 28 February 2012

Players: 6.7/10

Steam: 56/100

Stronghold Kingdoms is a popular real-time strategy game with an isometric camera view. In this game you will become a ruler, on whose shoulders will fall great...

Tropico 4

Strategy, In real time, Business / Management, Third-person view, Sandbox, City Building, Simulation

Game released: PC → 21 September 2011

Players: 6.6/10

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 78/100

Tropico 4 is a continuation of the banana republic dictator simulator. You will take on the role of the newly elected El Presidente. The main task is to make candy...

Total War Battles: Shogun

Strategy, Isometric, In real time, Tactics

Game released: PC → 29 August 2012

Players: 10/10

Total War Battles: Shogun — tactical real-time strategy with an isometric view. You'll lead your clan into battle through an over 10-hour story campaign...

Prime World

Online, Action, Strategy, In real time, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: PC → 26 July 2013

Players: 8.9/10

Prime World — action for several players. This is a game with a unique universe, where tactical session battles, castle management and hero development are...

World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria

Role-playing game, Online, Action, DLC, In real time, Third-person view, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: PC → 25 September 2012

Players: 9.7/10

Metacritic: 82/100

An expansion for World of Warcraft set on the new continent of Pandaria. After stopping Deathwing's destructive rampage and saving the dragonflights, heroes explore...

Settlers Online

Online, Strategy, In real time, Isometric, Mini-game / browser-based, Free game

Game released: PC → 10 January 2012

Players: 9.1/10

Settlers Online is an isometric online game with strategy, browser-based or mini-game elements, and a free-to-play game from Ubisoft Blue Byte. The publisher of the...

King Arthur 2: The Role-Playing Wargame

Role-playing game, Strategy, In real time, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: PC → 13 April 2012

Players: 2/10

Steam: 56/100

Metacritic: 66/100

This real-time fantasy role-playing strategy game follows the Maimed King Arthur as he tries to heal himself and reunite the shattered lands of Britannia. The story...

From Dust

Strategy, In real time, First-person view, God Simulator, Simulation, Sandbox

Game released: PC → 17 August 2011

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 62/100

Metacritic: 79/100

A real-time strategy and god game about a tribe struggling to survive in a world continually reshaped by nature. Across a mysterious archipelago, the player helps...

Штрафбат

Strategy, In real time, Isometric, Historical, Action

Game released: PC → 30 March 2012

Players: 7.4/10

Steam: 75/100

Metacritic: 57/100

Penal Battalion is an exciting real-time strategy game with an isometric camera view. The events of the game take place during the Second World War. The plot is...

A Game of Dwarves

Strategy, In real time, Business / Management, Isometric, Casual game, City Building

Game released: PC → 23 October 2012

Steam: 63/100

Metacritic: 60/100

A Game of Dwarves is a real-time management strategy game with an isometric camera view. You have to stand at the head of a gnome settlement and protect it from the...

Cannon Fodder 3

Strategy, In real time, Isometric, Tactics, Action

Game released: PC → 9 February 2012

Steam: 65/100

Metacritic: 49/100

This tactical action game follows 500 conscripts sent into a war that reaches across the world and into space. They face terrorists equipped with advanced...

Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion

Simulation, Strategy, DLC, In real time, Futurism (Future), Business / Management, Online

Game released: PC → 12 June 2012

Players: 8.4/10

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 82/100

Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion is a sci-fi global real-time strategy game that is a standalone expansion for Sins of a Solar Empire. New factions and ship...

Jagged Alliance: Crossfire

Strategy, DLC, In real time, Isometric, Tactics, Role-playing game, Simulation

Game released: PC → 24 August 2012

Steam: 64/100

Metacritic: 63/100

An expansion for Jagged Alliance: Back in Action, this tactical role-playing game follows a mission to help Khanpaa, a nation held under the control of mercenaries...

Hitman: Sniper Challenge

Arcade, Action, DLC, In real time, Third-person view

Game released: PC → 1 August 2012

Players: 7.3/10

Metacritic: 80/100

This arcade action game centers on an assassination assignment in which Agent 47 watches a rooftop gathering from a balcony. The player must eliminate Richard...

Oil Rush

Strategy, Warships / Submarines, In real time, Third-person view, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Post-apocalyptic, Indie, Tower Defense (Tower Defense)

Game released: PC → 23 March 2012

Steam: 58/100

Metacritic: 67/100

This real-time naval strategy game is set in a world reshaped by nuclear war, which melted the ice caps. The player captures, upgrades, and defends floating...

Total War: Shogun 2 - Fall of the Samurai

Strategy, DLC, In real time, Historical, Turn-based

Game released: PC → 23 March 2012

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 69/100

Metacritic: 86/100

Total War: Shogun 2 — Fall of the Samurai is a stand-alone addition for a global strategy with turn-based movements on a global map and real-time battles...

AirMech Arena

Online, Strategy, In real time, Free game

Game released: PC → 9 November 2012

Players: 10/10

Steam: 83/100

AirMech Arena is an online game with a dash of strategy and free-to-play from the developers at Carbon Games. The game is published by Carbon Games, Ubisoft...

Batman: Arkham City - Harley Quinn's Revenge

Action, Stealth, DLC, In real time, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Adventure, Free game

Game released: PC → 29 May 2012

Players: 9.2/10

Steam: 81/100

Metacritic: 72/100

An expansion to Batman: Arkham City, in which Harley Quinn leads her own gang and lures Batman back into Arkham City to take revenge on the Dark Knight. As the...

Mass Effect 3: The Extended Cut

Role-playing game, Action, DLC, In real time, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Free game

Game released: PC → 26 June 2012

Players: 7.8/10

Mass Effect 3: The Extended Cut is a free addition to the third-person action RPG Mass Effect 3 that clarifies the ending of the game. An extended epilogue of the...

Mass Effect 3: Omega

Role-playing game, Action, DLC, In real time, Third-person view, Futurism (Future)

Game released: PC → 27 November 2012

Players: 9/10

Metacritic: 60/100

Mass Effect 3: Omega is an addition to the third-person action role-playing game Mass Effect 3. The plot of the add-on develops the original story: Aria teams up...

Combat Mission: Battle for Normandy - Commonwealth Forces

Strategy, DLC, In real time, Historical, Turn-based

Game released: PC → 5 March 2012

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 100/100

Combat Mission: Battle for Normandy — Commonwealth Forces — introduces over 30 new formations, weapons, uniforms and even voices. Included are 43 new...

Starvoid

Strategy, In real time, Isometric

Game released: PC → 30 August 2012

Starvoid is an isometric strategy game from the developers at Zeal Game Studio. The game is published by Paradox Interactive. RED Frontier is an alternative title...

BioShock Infinite: Industrial Revolution

In real time, Puzzle, Mini-game / browser-based

Game released: PC → 22 October 2012

Players: 6.3/10

BioShock Infinite: Industrial Revolution is a browser-based puzzle game from Lazy 8 Studios. The main publisher of the game is 2K...

Infestation: Survivor Stories

Role-playing game, Online, Action, Shooter, Adventure, Horror, Stealth, In real time, Third-person view, Post-apocalyptic, Zombies, Survival, MMO

Game released: PC → 17 December 2012

Players: 6.6/10

Steam: 31/100

Metacritic: 20/100

Infestation: Survivor Stories is an action role-playing game for several people. One of the most iconic games in survival history returns, bringing classic gameplay...

Game of Thrones (2012)

Role-playing game, In real time, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Action

Game released: PC → 8 June 2012

Players: 7.5/10

Steam: 74/100

Metacritic: 54/100

A fantasy role-playing game set in the world of A Song of Ice and Fire, it follows two former soldiers of Robert’s Rebellion who must reunite to confront a new...

Spellforce 2: Faith in Destiny

Role-playing game, Strategy, DLC, In real time, Third-person view, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: PC → 19 June 2012

Players: 9.1/10

Steam: 61/100

Metacritic: 55/100

Spellforce 2: Faith in Destiny is a stand-alone add-on for a real-time strategy role-playing game with an isometric camera view and a third-person view in a fantasy...

Anno 2070: Deep Ocean

Strategy, In real time, Business / Management

Game released: PC → 29 October 2012

Players: 10/10

Steam: 64/100

Anno 2070: Deep Ocean is a strategy game with a dash of business simulator from Related Designs. The main publisher of the game is Ubisoft; Novy Disk is responsible...

Age of Empires 2: Forgotten Empires

Strategy, DLC, In real time, Isometric

Game released: PC → 29 December 2012

Age of Empires 2: Forgotten Empires — introduced 5 new civilizations (Inca, Indians, Italians, Magyars and Slavs), new units and technologies, new maps...

Gemini Wars

Strategy, In real time, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Grand strategy, Space

Game released: PC → 2 November 2012

Steam: 32/100

Metacritic: 53/100

A real-time strategy game set in space, focused on large-scale fleet battles. In the campaign, players command groups of ships and take part in clashes among the...

Hearts of Iron 3: Their Finest Hour

Strategy, DLC, In real time, Isometric, Historical

Game released: PC → 27 September 2012

Steam: 100/100

An expansion for Hearts of Iron, focused on commanding forces during World War II. Hearts of Iron III: Their Finest Hour adds units, strategies and game modes...

Blood Bowl: Chaos Edition

Strategy, DLC, In real time, Business / Management, Futurism (Future), Sports game, Turn-based, Board / Group Game

Game released: PC → 13 November 2012

Steam: 79/100

Blood Bowl: Chaos Edition is an ultra-violent combination of strategy and sports game with characters from the fantastic Warhammer universe. This edition features 3...

In real time

Best Games in the In real time genre of 2012 for PC (Game released)