Best Real-Time games on PC
Games unfold continuously rather than in turns, requiring players to issue commands or control units, characters, or vehicles while the action keeps moving.
- Continuous action without turns
- Time-sensitive decisions and reactions
Related: RTS, Strategy, Real Time Tactics, Simulation
130 games on PC, with requirements, reviews and prices.
Zero-K
Free real-time strategy with physics-driven combat and terrain manipulation
94% positive
Free
Grey Goo
Sci-fi real-time strategy with base building and a mobile faction
68% positive
4,335 reviews
Circle Empires
Casual real-time strategy built around conquering linked circular territories
89% positive
4,179 reviews
Rakion Chaos Force
Free-to-play arena fighter with combos, guards, and creature summons
62% positive
Free
Wargame: European Escalation
Cold War real-time strategy commanding tanks and helicopters across Europe
78% positive
3,400 reviews
Act of Aggression - Reboot Edition
Military real-time strategy with three factions and base-building battles
67% positive
3,326 reviews
Supreme Commander
Sci-fi real-time strategy with large armies and base building
89% positive
3,164 reviews
Stronghold Legends: Steam Edition
Fantasy castle-building strategy with magical armies and siege battles
88% positive
2,737 reviews
Tower of Time
Isometric party RPG with pauseable real-time battles inside a mysterious tower
82% positive
2,663 reviews
The Red Solstice
Top-down squad survival on Mars with eight-player co-op
71% positive
2,558 reviews
Shadows: Awakening
Isometric action RPG about switching heroes and traversing two realms
75% positive
2,497 reviews
Empires Apart
Free-to-play medieval RTS with base building on generated maps
68% positive
Free
Desperados: Wanted Dead or Alive
Isometric Western tactics with six specialists and real-time stealth missions
88% positive
2,442 reviews
Knights of Honor
Medieval grand strategy with knight management and real-time battles
93% positive
2,392 reviews
EMERGENCY 20
Real-time rescue strategy with limited crews and remade classic missions
84% positive
2,181 reviews
Original War
Sci-fi real-time strategy with scarce soldiers who persist across missions
95% positive
2,174 reviews
Space Run
Real-time tower defense with ship modules built during space deliveries
85% positive
2,151 reviews
EMERGENCY 4 Deluxe
Real-time emergency response strategy with police and rescue teams
93% positive
2,085 reviews
Distant Worlds: Universe
Pausable real-time space strategy with sprawling galaxies and automated commerce
75% positive
1,856 reviews
Impossible Creatures Steam Edition
Real-time strategy where you combine animals to build armies
96% positive
1,848 reviews
Executive Assault 2
Space RTS with asteroid bases and direct first-person combat
83% positive
1,768 reviews
Accident
First-person accident simulation with first aid and crash investigation
77% positive
1,766 reviews
Unholy Heights
Apartment management and tower defense with monsters fighting heroes
89% positive
1,653 reviews
AI War 2
Real-time space strategy where careless expansion draws a stronger AI's attention
87% positive
1,563 reviews