Real-time clocks immerse players by reflecting actual day/night cycles in games. Games like Pokemon Emerald and Burnout Paradise Remastered use real-world time in mechanics. Minit and The Longing ...

Real-time strategy games demand deep thinking on a timer, making them tricky to master. Warcraft 3, Total War: Shogun 2, and Age of Empires 2 are challenging strategy games with steep learning curves.

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