Real-Time tag
Tag created in June 2017
Real-Time's popularity amongst developers
This chart displays the games released over the years with the Real-Time tag and the percentage of total Steam releases they represent. The number of releases gives a sense of the amount of games published each year. It often increases, following the total amount of Steam games released.
The percentage gives a better estimate of the tag's trend. It shows if the Real-Time tag is getting more or less popular amongst developers. The Review chart will tell us if this trend is a good thing (i.e. players interest is increasing, tag is undercrowded) or if it's the opposite.
The Real-Time game tag peaked in 2020 with 66 games released. The tag's popularity is in a range between 0.22% in 2011 and 0.01% in 2022.
Bear in mind that 2023 is not over yet. The number of releases will continue to increase, but the percentage is already a good estimate of things to come.
Real-Time's popularity amongst players
This graph displays the reviews for games associated with the Real-Time tag, both as count and as a percentage of all Steam reviews, and the value for an average game. If the graph is hard to read, you can deactivate the review count and % of the average lines by clicking on the legend.
The review count gives a view of the sheer amount of reviews a tag receives, but it also follows the popularity of Steam itself. That is why the normalized value as a percentage of all Steam reviews is often more interesting, as it gives you the popularity trend for Real-Time tag games.
A standard game associated with this tag received on average between 36 (2010) and 738 (2015) reviews. Bear in mind that it is the average, and it can be strongly influenced by extreme values, like the release of a very popular game with this tag.
The reviews per game as a percentage of the average show that games in the Real-Time tag received between 82% (2013) and 166% (2015) reviews compared to other tags.
Price of games tagged with Real-Time
This chart displays the evolution of the Real-Time tag's games price in USD over time, as well as the percentage of free games in this tag. Bear in mind that there is inflation over time, which means that a price should slowly increase just to keep the same value.
The median game price peaked in 2014 at 17.49$, and bottomed in 2020 at 8.99$. The percentage of free to play hit its lowest point in 2016 at 4%, and it's highest in 2018 at 18%.
Positive reviews ratio for Real-Time, per language
This chart shows an aggregated Steam rating for all the Real-Time tag games, classed by language. It helps estimate how different audiences judge a game with this tag. A lower rating doesn't always mean that the audience doesn't enjoy that particular tag, as some cultures tend to always give lower scores. But it will affect a game's rating nonetheless.
The best rating for Real-Time games is 93% for the Romanian audience, and the worst is 77% for the Korean audience.
| Image | Name | Description | Price | Rating | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
  | Gray Zone | Gray Zone is best described as Men of War meets Commandos in a futuristic coat. It's an odyssey of a slave who turned against his masters. Use stealth or direct combat in a squad-based encounters. Expect memorable characters, fun dialogues and lots of action! | 19.99 | 65.8% | Dec 16, 2022 |
  | Time Bandit – Part 1: Appendages of the Machine | A who̴͊leso̶̬̙̍me real-time adventure with a dark secret. At your relaxing new job managing resources and collecting crystals, everything you do seems to take ... much, MUCH longer than it should. In retro 3D cutscenes, uncover a company's conspiracy--and sneak around at work to steal back your time. | 9.99 | N/A | Jul 24, 2023 |
  | Earth 2160 | After the destruction of the EARTH in 2150, the leaders of the Eurasian Dynasty escaped on board an evacuation fleet. Now they are fighting for the survival of the human species. Their base is one large building comprising of smaller variable parts. | 4.99 | 69.1% | Apr 1, 2006 |
  | Sins of a Solar Empire: Trinity® | In Sins of a Solar Empire: Trinity, you are the leader of a civilization embroiled in a galactic war, fighting for the survival of your entire race against relentless foes. | 19.99 | 78.1% | Nov 16, 2011 |
  | Mechs & Mercs: Black Talons | You are the commander of the Black Talons company, currently stationed in the Oberon system. After an eventful campaign, the military Tzanar Union has overrun the planet of Genai and blocked all departure from the system: leaving you and the Black Talons stranded. | 9.99 | 43.1% | Jan 9, 2015 |
  | Iron Age | Iron Age is a real-time strategy game (RTS). | 3.99 | 76.5% | Mar 18, 2022 |
  | Airships: Conquer the Skies | Construct mighty steampunk airships and fly them into battle, waging war and conquering the skies! | 24.99 | 95.9% | Aug 16, 2018 |
  | Gears of Phantasm: Destiny Tailored(Act I) | A classic story with fun exploration, an RPG like nothing you remembered. Familiar gameplay with new twists, building your Warriors into Legends. | 4.99 | N/A | Aug 15, 2022 |
  | Homeseek | Homeseek is a post-apocalyptic survival strategy game set on a dystopian, resource-strapped Earth at the beginning of the next century. In a dried-up wasteland where water has become the new gold, every choice becomes life or death. With your guidance, survival just might be within reach. | 24.99 | 68% | Jul 20, 2023 |
  | Cossacks: Art of War | Cossacks: The Art of War continues the history of the great battles of XVII–XVIII centuries | 4.99 | 80.4% | Aug 26, 2011 |
  | Siege of Centauri | Defend against thousands of enemies in this explosive tower defense game. Deploy upgradable towers and unleash powerful orbital abilities as you try to protect Earth's first colony world from destruction. | 14.99 | 63% | Sep 12, 2019 |
  | COVID: The Outbreak | COVID: The Outbreak is a real-time strategy game in which you play the role of a global organization that has to deal with a global pandemic. Issue decrees, manage resources, develop projects, and construct buildings. A race for the vaccine begins! | 13.99 | 69.5% | May 29, 2020 |
  | Angry Giant | Abducted from his tribe, humiliated and tortured by despicable beings, finally free, he is ready for his revenge. He was just a giant, now he is an ANGRY GIANT! Fight going from age to age. Kill enemies. Upgrade your weapons. Use your anger to save the world. | 3.99 | 91.7% | Apr 8, 2021 |
  | Gun Bombers | Grab your pickaxe and enter the mines! Search for treasures and fight against other miners in this fast, round-based multiplayer game (up to 10 players over LAN or internet). Comes with a map editor and an addictive single player endless mode where you fight waves of enemy monsters. | 3.99 | 90.9% | Sep 21, 2016 |
  | Bang! Howdy | Bang! Howdy is an online strategy game. The setting mixes elements from a variety of related genres, such as steampunk or Native American myth. Several of the players' available units are entirely mechanical, including artillery and a "steam gunman", a robot boasting large wagon wheels for movement while wearing a cowboy hat. | Free | 75.2% | Aug 5, 2017 |
  | Escape Covid Camp | Sent to camp against your will, find a way to escape to freedom. Craft goods to trade with other inhabitants for objects to use in your planned escape. Can you strategize and execute an escape plan through the perimeter of patrolling guards? | 2.99 | N/A | Nov 30, 2021 |
  | WAR PARTY | War Party is a strategy game where you enter a prehistoric world of Dinosaurs, Cavemen and Magic! Build up your chosen faction, gather resources, explore the land and command them against enemy tribes and wildlife! Will your story be about Life, Death or Balance? Can you survive? | 9.99 | 67.7% | Mar 28, 2019 |
  | Monsterland | 2D tile-based shooter in style of Doom 2 (1994), inside a story-driven campaign with scripted sequences. | 1.99 | 96% | Dec 14, 2015 |
  | Pandemic: The Virus Outbreak | Are you good enough to make your country overcome the pandemic? Try it out! You're the president of a new country, In 1/1/2020 a pandemic started and you have to manage the country balancing 8 constantly chaging statistics using isolation measures or budget investments. | 1.99 | 27.3% | Jun 4, 2020 |
  | Fire Commander | See what it means to face the fire. Command a firefighting unit in an exciting tactical RTS. Save lives, manage your water supplies and care for your team in 30+ missions. Be a real hero! | 14.99 | 66.1% | Jul 27, 2022 |
  | Zoological Era II | Creature-battling action-RPG. | 14.99 | N/A | Aug 12, 2019 |
  | Radical Relocation | Radical Relocation is an absurd physics-based puzzle game that turns a sleepy neighbourhood into an insane obstacle course! You’ll need flawless planning and nerves of steel to get your belongings from A to B – while they’re stacked and balanced on the roof of your moving vehicle! | 9.99 | 74.4% | Aug 31, 2020 |
  | Stronghold Crusader HD | The highly anticipated sequel to the best-selling Stronghold, Stronghold Crusader HD throws you into historic battles and castle sieges from the Crusades with fiendish AI opponents, new units, 4 historical campaigns and over 100 unique skirmish missions. | 9.99 | 97.7% | Oct 21, 2013 |
  | 4Line | 4Line is a real-time take on the classic 4 in a Row board game. Play in fast-paced ~1-minute matches, trying to get 4 in a row before your opponent does. Collect gems on the board to speed up your gameplay and gain an edge on your opponent. | 2.99 | N/A | Dec 30, 2020 |
  | Unholy Heights | Welcome to Unholy Heights, a mashup of Tower Defense and Apartment Management Simulation! | 3.99 | 90.6% | Oct 4, 2013 |