Best Real-Time with Pause games on PC
Games play out continuously in real time but let players pause the action to issue commands, adjust plans, or manage systems before continuing.
- Continuous action between pauses
- Commands issued while paused
- Tactical or management decisions
Related: Strategy, Simulation, Grand Strategy, RPG
152 games on PC, with requirements, reviews and prices.
Phantom Brigade
Mech tactics with timeline planning and simultaneous real-time execution
81% positive
4,573 reviews
Crying Suns
Space roguelite about commanding a fleet through a fallen empire
86% positive
4,551 reviews
NEBULOUS: Fleet Command
Real-time space fleet tactics with detailed sensors and electronic warfare
81% positive
4,435 reviews
Dungeon Siege
Isometric action RPG with a growing party and continuous world
82% positive
4,271 reviews
Hollywood Animal
Studio management strategy about making films and navigating Hollywood politics
73% positive
4,211 reviews
Divine Divinity
Isometric fantasy action RPG with open exploration and flexible skills
88% positive
4,057 reviews
Void War
Space roguelite about managing a ship, crew, and boarding parties
94% positive
4,023 reviews
House of Legacy
Historical dynasty management sandbox with politics, trade, and estate building
83% positive
3,979 reviews
A Total War Saga: TROY
Turn-based empire strategy with real-time battles during the Trojan War
72% positive
3,830 reviews
Icewind Dale: Enhanced Edition
Party-based fantasy CRPG with custom heroes and combat-heavy dungeons
90% positive
3,696 reviews
Evil Genius
Base-building strategy game where you trap agents and plot world domination
93% positive
3,613 reviews
Distant Worlds 2
Pausable real-time space 4X built around simulated galactic logistics
71% positive
3,562 reviews
Defender's Quest: Valley of the Forgotten (DX edition)
Fantasy tower defense RPG with party members instead of towers
95% positive
3,514 reviews
Sid Meier's Railroads!
Railroad strategy game about hauling cargo and outmaneuvering rival tycoons
71% positive
3,475 reviews
Train Valley
Railroad puzzle game about building tracks and avoiding train crashes
90% positive
3,469 reviews
Supreme Commander
Sci-fi real-time strategy with large armies and base building
89% positive
3,164 reviews
Infested Planet
Top-down strategy and tower defense against mutating alien hordes
94% positive
3,048 reviews
Fallout Tactics: Brotherhood of Steel
Isometric squad tactics defending people in an irradiated wasteland
79% positive
2,949 reviews
Dungeon Siege II
Party-based fantasy action RPG with recruitable companions and spells
77% positive
2,920 reviews
New Cycle
Post-apocalyptic city builder balancing survival and industrial production
79% positive
2,879 reviews
Mass Effect™ 3 N7 Digital Deluxe Edition (2012)
Third-person sci-fi action RPG with squad combat and online co-op
76% positive
2,803 reviews
Tower of Time
Isometric party RPG with pauseable real-time battles inside a mysterious tower
82% positive
2,663 reviews
Automation Empire
Factory-building simulation about automating production and routing resources
66% positive
2,647 reviews
The Red Solstice
Top-down squad survival on Mars with eight-player co-op
71% positive
2,558 reviews