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.
Castle Clicker : Idle City Tycoon
Idle city-building clicker with farms, mines, castles, and workers
67% positive
Free
Victory At Sea Pacific
World War II naval strategy from Pacific theater to ship
62% positive
651 reviews
Act of War: Direct Action
Top-down military RTS with hostage rescues and prisoner captures
91% positive
627 reviews
Builders of Greece
Ancient Greek city builder balancing resources, citizens, and warfare
55% positive
598 reviews
Cursed Treasure 2
Fantasy tower defense where you protect gems from invading heroes
82% positive
588 reviews
Dark Future: Blood Red States (Classic)
Real-time car combat tactics with slow-motion orders and upgrades
62% positive
512 reviews
Builders of Egypt
Ancient Egyptian city builder balancing trade, temples, and defense
33% positive
509 reviews
Castle Craft
Voxel castle-building strategy with destructible terrain and enemy sieges
82% positive
502 reviews
Close Combat - Gateway to Caen
World War II tactical wargame spanning battles and campaigns near Caen
70% positive
495 reviews
Fleet Command
Real-time naval strategy with fleets of ships, aircraft, and submarines
88% positive
480 reviews
Polaris Sector
Space 4X strategy with custom ships and hands-on battles
72% positive
476 reviews
Close Combat: The Bloody First
Real-time World War II tactics with a US infantry company
53% positive
459 reviews
TFC: The Fertile Crescent
Bronze Age real-time strategy built around food and fertile land
89% positive
400 reviews
Cossacks: Art of War
Real-time strategy with five campaigns of historical battles
82% positive
380 reviews
Submarine Titans
Underwater real-time strategy with three factions and vertical combat
87% positive
368 reviews
Sumerians
Historical city builder centered on irrigation, trade, and planning
87% positive
331 reviews
Vaporum: Lockdown
First-person steampunk dungeon crawler with grid movement and puzzles
84% positive
320 reviews
Drox Operative 2
Space action RPG with ship loot and shifting alien wars
89% positive
293 reviews
Sin and Love
2D action roguelite about revenge in mythic Tang-era China
69% positive
288 reviews
Nuclear War Simulator
Sandbox simulation of nuclear conflicts and their human cost
69% positive
271 reviews
Conduct DELUXE!
Real-time train puzzles about switching tracks and avoiding collisions
83% positive
268 reviews
Homeseek
Post-apocalyptic colony builder where scarce water forces hard choices
66% positive
237 reviews
Dust Fleet
Space strategy with turn-based fleet planning and real-time battles
76% positive
233 reviews
Moduwar
Real-time strategy where your living base becomes your army
88% positive
148 reviews