Story time span
Other (objects, etc.) theme
Any tags related to how long time span a story covers.
Parent group
Child groups
| Aging | Characters, especially the protagonist, age over time and possibly die from it (eventually). | 1985 / 2020 | 47 games | |
| Circadian cycle | Day and night cycles on their own outside of plot, location, or triggered events, possibly influencing NPC activities accordingly. | 1979 / 2024 | 493 games | |
| Seasons | Seasons change and somehow affect gameplay. | 1992 / 2020 | 34 games | |
| Time skip | The story skips a long time period at some point. | 1983 / 2016 | 66 games | |
| Time span: Days | The story covers several days of time. | 1989 / 2017 | 29 games | |
| Time span: Hours | The story covers only some hours of time. | 1984 / 2013 | 5 games | |
| Time span: Millennia | The story covers thousands of years. | 1 game | ||
| Time span: Months | The story covers several months of time. | 2006 / 2024 | 9 games | |
| Time span: Vague | The story of the game covers an indeterminate amount of time, with no clues on how much actual time passes. | 2 games |