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Timed sequences

Video game concept

Includes one or more sequences, missions or other things where there's a time limit, usually a very short one.

86
games
19
platforms

Alternate name: Time-limited sequences

Tomb Raider: Underworld (PlayStation 3)
Tomb Raider: Underworld
PS3 2008-11-18
Anomaly: Warzone Earth (Windows)
Anomaly: Warzone Earth
WIN 2011-04-08
Singularity (Windows)
Singularity
WIN 2010-06-29
Dead Meets Lead (Windows)
Dead Meets Lead
WIN 2011-05-03
Bayonetta (Nintendo Switch)
Bayonetta
SWTC 2018-02-16
DarkSide (Windows)
DarkSide
WIN 2008? *
The Legend of Zelda: Collector's Edition (GameCube)
The Legend of Zelda: Collector's Edition
GC 2003-11-07
Singularity (Xbox 360)
Singularity
X360 2010-06-29
Assassin's Creed II (Windows)
Assassin's Creed II
WIN 2010-02
Bunch of Heroes (Windows)
Bunch of Heroes
WIN 2011-09-21
Assassin's Creed II (Xbox 360)
Assassin's Creed II
X360 2009-11-17
Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars (Windows)
Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars
WIN 2007-03-28
Instances of QTE do NOT count, nor optional minigames with time limit.

The limit can either be that you must complete some task within the time limit, or that you need to successfully perform some task for that time, such as keeping some device running that long.
Related:
* Time limit
* Real-time limit

Popular tags

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Parent group

Sequences

Games by year

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The first Timed sequences video game was released in 1993.

11 bit studios, Nintendo and Blizzard Entertainment published most of these games.

Related site

Related trope at TV Tropes (Timed Mission)

Platforms

Windows 35
Linux 13
X360 7
PS3 6
MS-DOS 5
Mac OS X 3
GameCube 2
Android 2
Archimedes 2
N64 2
Wii 1
PS2 1
3DS 1
NEC PC9801 1
NES 1
Pandora 1
Switch 1
BSD 1
SNES 1

Most common companies

11 bit studios11
Nintendo6
Blizzard Entertainment5
EA Partners4
Sega4
Playdead3
MinMax Games3
Ubisoft3
Activision3
Interplay2
Electronic Arts2
Microsoft Game Studios2
Double Fine Productions2
Hi-Tech Expressions2