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.
Divinity: Dragon Commander
Fantasy strategy game mixing political choices, army battles, and dragon combat
74% positive
2,548 reviews
Another Brick in The Mall
Top-down mall management sim built around shops, staff, and profit
83% positive
2,456 reviews
Uplink
Hacking strategy game about contract jobs and covering your tracks
91% positive
2,440 reviews
Airborne Kingdom
City builder about balancing a flying town while exploring
87% positive
2,403 reviews
Judgment: Apocalypse Survival Simulation
Colony survival sim with tactical battles against invading demons
81% positive
2,266 reviews
Of Orcs And Men
Third-person action RPG about an orc and goblin hunting an emperor
74% positive
2,206 reviews
Original War
Sci-fi real-time strategy with scarce soldiers who persist across missions
95% positive
2,174 reviews
Darkest Hour: A Hearts of Iron Game
Historical grand strategy spanning World War I to the Cold War
90% positive
2,103 reviews
Rebuild 3: Gangs of Deadsville
Zombie survival strategy sim about reclaiming a ruined city
86% positive
2,050 reviews
Europa Universalis III Complete
Historical grand strategy spanning centuries of trade, diplomacy, and war
83% positive
2,003 reviews
Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick Obscura
Isometric fantasy RPG with open-world quests and competing magic and technology
89% positive
1,995 reviews
Deadly Days
Strategy roguelite about scavenging zombie cities with unpredictable gear
86% positive
1,915 reviews
Distant Worlds: Universe
Pausable real-time space strategy with sprawling galaxies and automated commerce
75% positive
1,856 reviews
From Glory To Goo
Sci-fi base-building RTS about defending a colony from alien Goo
96% positive
1,833 reviews
Jagged Alliance - Back in Action
Isometric tactical strategy with pausable combat and mercenary squads
73% positive
1,772 reviews
Bounty Train
Train management strategy with frontier trading and armed ambushes
70% positive
1,738 reviews
Industries of Titan
Industrial city builder on Titan with factories and corporate rivals
62% positive
1,618 reviews
AI War: Fleet Command
Real-time space strategy where aggression alerts a stronger AI
82% positive
1,611 reviews
Railroad Corporation
Historical railroad management sim about building routes and balancing profits
74% positive
1,499 reviews
Laysara: Summit Kingdom
Mountain city builder with avalanche defenses and intertown trade
82% positive
1,488 reviews
Trigon: Space Story
Top-down space roguelike with tactical ship battles and permanent death
68% positive
1,423 reviews
S.W.I.N.E. HD Remaster
Real-time tank battles between rabbits and pigs, without base building
91% positive
1,295 reviews
Particle Fleet: Emergence
Real-time space strategy with custom fleets and physics-driven enemies
92% positive
1,284 reviews
Railroad Tycoon 3
Railroad management strategy with historical scenarios and a changing economy
77% positive
1,265 reviews