There is an achievement named There is no spoon
Finish the game in 8 hours
There is other achievement based on time.
I was asking myself if the time lapses when the player is in the Reasearch, Production or Electricity pannel in single-player mode. Obviously, we can notice the game is stopping, but does the "play-time" pass?
Best Answer
It doesn't count.
When you go to the achievement list (the rightmost icon in the icon list in the upper right) you can see how much time is remaining. You can also pin the achievement (magnet-icon) to always have it in sight while you play.
You will notice that the countdown is paused while you are in the Esc menu.