Most Played Real-Time with Pause Games on Steam
Take a look at the top real-time with pause games that are currently attracting the largest player bases on the Steam platform, as of October 31st 2025. Want to explore even more real-time with pause titles available on Steam? Explore the complete list of the best real-time with pause games.
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1. Door Kickers 2: Task Force North
Command military Special Ops Teams in gripping tactical combat against a Middle East-based terrorist network. Sequel to RockPaperShotgun's "Best Tactics Game of 2014". Door Kickers 2: Task Force North is a game developed and published by . Released on February 10th 2025 has received 10,848 reviews of which 10,389 were positive and 459 were negative resulting in an impressive rating of 9.3 out of 10. The game has hit the top spot as the #1 most played real-time with pause game, thanks to its 428 peak concurrent players over the last day.
9.3
10,389
459
428
players
2. Diplomacy is Not an Option
Diplomacy is Not an Option is a strategy game set in a medieval fantasy world. Build your town and defenses, raise huge armies and fight against massive hordes of enemies. How long can you survive? Diplomacy is Not an Option is a game developed and published by . Released on October 04th 2024 has received 9,673 reviews of which 8,217 were positive and 1,456 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.3 out of 10. While seeing 237 players online at once in the last 24 hours, this game is currently ranked #2 among real-time with pause games based on player count.
8.3
8,217
1,456
237
players
3. From Glory To Goo
From Glory To Goo is a Sci-Fi survival RTS set on an alien world. Serve as humanity's bulwark by establishing a colony and supporting your colonists still in orbit. But beware, for The Goo, a relentless and shape-shifting force approaches from all sides, even above and below. From Glory To Goo is a game developed and published by . Released on April 02nd 2024 has received 902 reviews of which 865 were positive and 37 were negative resulting in an impressive rating of 9 out of 10. The game currently holds the #3 spot among the most played real-time with pause games.
9
865
37
83
players
4. Europa Universalis III Complete
Europa Universalis III Complete includes the original Europa Universalis III as well as the expansions In Nomine and Napoleons Ambition Europa Universalis III delves deeply into the areas of exploration, trade, warfare and diplomacy. Europa Universalis III Complete is a game developed and published by . Released on February 04th 2009 has received 1,971 reviews of which 1,646 were positive and 325 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.0 out of 10. The game currently holds the #4 spot among the most played real-time with pause games.
8.0
1,646
325
37
players
5. Let Them Trade
Build a network of cities that produce and trade resources, upgrade your castle, and protect the cities from cheeky bandits. Tinker with the economy at your own pace, and watch the charming wooden world grow into a lively and thriving kingdom. Let Them Trade is a game developed and published by . Released on July 24th 2025 has received 698 reviews of which 592 were positive and 106 were negative resulting in a rating of 8 out of 10. The game currently holds the #5 spot among the most played real-time with pause games.
8
592
106
23
players
6. Creeper World 2: Anniversary Edition
Deceptively simple... amazingly deep. Creeper World 2 thrusts you into the 14th millennium fighting and enemy that flows and oozes through the terrain. Employ advanced weapons,gravity manipulating repulsors, wormhole like rifts, and your own wit against this never yielding enemy. Creeper World 2: Anniversary Edition is a game developed and published by . Released on November 16th 2016 has received 459 reviews of which 414 were positive and 45 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.4 out of 10. The game currently holds the #6 spot among the most played real-time with pause games.
8.4
414
45
18
players
7. Black Geyser: Couriers of Darkness
Black Geyser is an isometric, party-based fantasy RPG inspired by genre classics. Recruit characters with unique personalities and explore a land ravaged by civil war and a mysterious curse of greed. Your choices, good or evil, will decide the fate of the Kingdom of Isilmerald. Black Geyser: Couriers of Darkness is a game developed and published by . Released on March 17th 2022 has received 889 reviews of which 663 were positive and 226 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.1 out of 10. The game currently holds the #7 spot among the most played real-time with pause games.
7.1
663
226
18
players
8. Original War
An American geological expedition, under a UN mandate, assesses the natural resources in a distant part of Siberia, deep in the trackless steppes of Eastern Russia. But instead of oil, they discover a deposit of a hitherto unknown mineral. Original War is a game developed and published by . Released on January 27th 2014 has received 2,030 reviews of which 1,928 were positive and 102 were negative resulting in an impressive rating of 9.0 out of 10. The game currently holds the #8 spot among the most played real-time with pause games.
9.0
1,928
102
17
players
9. Jagged Alliance - Back in Action
A contemporary remake of the much-loved series of turn-based mercenary-themed strategy games. Jagged Alliance - Back in Action is a game developed and published by . Released on February 08th 2012 has received 1,711 reviews of which 1,241 were positive and 470 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.0 out of 10. The game currently holds the #9 spot among the most played real-time with pause games.
7.0
1,241
470
15
players
10. Drakensang
Drakensang is a third-person party-based RPG based on the pen & paper role-play rules of The Dark Eye. Drakensang is the first PC game for over 10 years to be based on Germany's most successful and popular role-play system. Drakensang builds on the pen & paper rules as applied in version 4.0. Drakensang is a game developed and published by . Released on March 09th 2009 has received 735 reviews of which 592 were positive and 143 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.6 out of 10. The game currently holds the #10 spot among the most played real-time with pause games.
7.6
592
143
9
players
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