RTS
n. C / Un. Stands for real time strategy. A type of video game where you control an army and build a base in real time. Unlike games where you take turns, everything happens at once and you must make decisions quickly.
n. Abbreviation for real time strategy. A subgenre of strategy video games in which players simultaneously manage resources, construct infrastructure, and command units to defeat opponents. The gameplay occurs continuously rather than in discrete turns.
StarCraft is a famous RTS game from the nineties.
He prefers playing an RTS over a shooter because he enjoys the challenge of managing an entire economy while fighting a war.
The competitive RTS scene requires players to maintain a high number of actions per minute to effectively balance micro-management of individual units with macro-level strategic expansion.
Commonly used as an initialism for 'real-time strategy'; functions as a modifier in the phrase 'RTS game'.