Time limit

Other (objects, etc.) concept

Imposes a time limit on either the whole game or for each level.

2506
games
116
platforms

Alternate names: Time attack, Time trial

The game may be paused or otherwise stopped, causing the time limit to no longer progress, you can gain bonuses to increase it and it may reset for each level.

Not as stressing as real-time limit (nor as limiting: like requiring the game to be played through in one session) but still gives a certain level of urgency to your task.

Do not use this if it's only for very few levels or some rare occasions.

The first Time limit video game was released in 1971.

Ocean, U.S. Gold and CP Verlag published most of these games.

Parent group

Artificial difficulty

Child groups

Time bonus, Soft time limit

Platforms

C64 325
Amstrad CPC 219
ZX Spectrum 213
Amiga 182
MS-DOS 161
Atari ST 132
NES 132
Apple II E 84
Arcade 80
Linux 77
Windows 75
MSX 60
Atari 400/800 57
GB 55
Mac OS Classic 36
Master System 35
C16/Plus4 34
Mega Drive 32
VIC-20 31
Tandy Coco 23
PC Engine 20
Famicom Disk System 19
BBC 19
Memotech MTX 17
Electron 16
SNES 15
Apple IIGS 12
Commodore PET 12
X68000 12
Mac OS X 12

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