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Quick Time Event

Video game concept

A time-limited event where the player is usually required to press buttons or move their controller according to (possibly randomized) screen prompts to achieve usually a specific results rather than the more freeform style normal gameplay allows.

284
games
29
platforms

Alternate name: QTE

Rambo: The Video Game (Xbox 360)
Rambo: The Video Game
X360 2014-02
Infinity Runner (Windows)
Infinity Runner
WIN 2014-07
The Wolf Among Us (PlayStation Vita)
The Wolf Among Us
VITA 2014-11-04
South Park: The Stick of Truth (PlayStation 3)
South Park: The Stick of Truth
PS3 2014-03-04
The Order: 1886 (PlayStation 4)
The Order: 1886
PS4 2015-02-20
Time Gal (LaserActive Mega LD)
Time Gal
LMLD 1995
Eat Lead: The Return of Matt Hazard (PlayStation 3)
Eat Lead: The Return of Matt Hazard
PS3 2009-02
Fahrenheit (Windows)
Fahrenheit
WIN 2005-09-20
Dungeon Explorer (Nintendo DS)
Dungeon Explorer
NDS 2008-02
The Swindle (Windows)
The Swindle
WIN 2015-07-28
Mercenaries 2: World in Flames (PlayStation 2)
Mercenaries 2: World in Flames
PS2 2008-08-31
Spider-Man 3 (Xbox 360)
Spider-Man 3
X360 2007-05-04
The controls differ from normal movement significantly, usually falling to the arrow keys (or WASD, or similar) on PC and on consoles to the four symbol buttons (or d-pad) which are usually used for actions such as shooting rather than movement which is what the action sequences usually use them.

Not related to Apple's QuickTime in any manner.

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Parent groups

Game-like elements, Modal

Games by year

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The first Quick Time Event video game was released in 1984.

Capcom, Ubisoft and Square Enix published most of these games.

Related site

QTE at Wikipedia

Platforms

Windows 85
PS3 54
X360 49
PS2 17
Linux 13
Wii 10
Mac OS X 8
PSP 6
Arcade 5
PS4 5
Xbox One 4
Xbox 4
Mega-CD 3
Mega LD 2
Nintendo DS 2
Dreamcast 2
GameCube 2
PS Vita 2
Stadia 1
Saturn 1
Wii U 1
iOS 1
Android 1
WonderSwan Color 1
PS 1
Mac OS Classic 1
GBA 1
Apple II E 1
Switch 1

Most common companies

Capcom24
Ubisoft15
Square Enix15
Electronic Arts15
Eidos Interactive14
Activision13
Konami12
Deep Silver10
Sega9
Sony Computer Entertainment9
Telltale Games8
THQ8
Warner Bros. Interactive6
Eidos6
EA Partners6