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
279 games on PC, with requirements, reviews and prices.
279 games
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Tank Battle
Top-down tank shooting with four-direction movement and enemy-dropped bonuses
75% positive
Free
Empire Architect
Roman city-building strategy focused on governing rather than direct control
66% positive
162 reviews
Uncrewed
Real-time strategy with custom-built units and physics-based combat
70% positive
160 reviews
For The Glory: A Europa Universalis Game
Historical grand strategy spanning centuries of diplomacy, trade, and war
73% positive
157 reviews
60 Minutes to Extinction: Escape Room
First-person escape room with a real-time countdown to nuclear extinction
82% positive
157 reviews
King of the World
Real-time strategy with armies from three eras competing for territory
80% positive
Free
STELLATUM
A scrolling space shooter with co-op for four players
59% positive
150 reviews
Stonekeep
First-person dungeon crawling with grid movement and real-time fantasy combat
93% positive
148 reviews
Moduwar
Real-time strategy where your living base becomes your army
88% positive
148 reviews
Sub Command
Submarine simulation with sonar tracking and three playable vessels
75% positive
146 reviews
Gemini Wars
Space real-time strategy with planetary invasions and ship boarding
32% positive
145 reviews
Close Combat: Last Stand Arnhem
World War II real-time tactics fighting for Arnhem Bridge
80% positive
141 reviews
Galactic Lander
A 2D space lander built around piloting challenges and puzzles
92% positive
Free
Demo MORSE
Wave-based naval strategy with Morse-code targeting and artillery fire
92% positive
129 reviews
The Excrawlers
Top-down dungeon slasher with combat modifiers you can combine
87% positive
127 reviews
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Machinefall
Planet-wide real-time strategy against swarms of mechanical bugs
83% positive
126 reviews
Demo Dungeons & Darkness
First-person dungeon crawler with real-time combat and treasure hunting
71% positive
125 reviews
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Bang! Howdy
Online Western strategy battles with steam-powered robots and cavalry
76% positive
Free
Mechs & Mercs: Black Talons
Real-time squad tactics with mercenary troops and combat mechs
44% positive
122 reviews
Demo Aeon of Sands - The Trail
A dungeon crawler mixing desert exploration with gamebook-style storytelling
85% positive
119 reviews
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Microcosmum 2
Real-time strategy with custom organisms and a growing alien hive
53% positive
118 reviews
One Tower
Head-to-head arena strategy built around destroying your opponent's tower
50% positive
Free
Demo Gods Against Machines
Real-time roguelite strategy with spells against polluting machines
80% positive
112 reviews
Demo The Keep
A grid-based dungeon crawler where drawn gestures control real-time combat
79% positive
111 reviews