Progression

Strong emphasis on leveling characters, upgrading tank parts, and unlocking new abilities and story content.

Strong focus on accumulating upgrades, unlocking new features, and expanding the gas station.

Strong progression system with unlocking cars, upgrades, and tracks through performance and points.

Players accumulate dinosaurs, upgrades, and unlock new content through gameplay.

Players accumulate items, upgrades, and unlocks as they descend floors and complete objectives.

Strong emphasis on accumulating troops, equipment upgrades, and territory control.

Strong progression through unlocking characters, weapons, perks, and meta upgrades across runs.

Players accumulate resources, unlock upgrades, and improve their team and equipment across expeditions.

Players accumulate upgrades and improvements that enhance hammering and deck building.

Players collect feathers to level up and unlock abilities; progression is linear and rewarding.

Players accumulate resources, build and upgrade base, and unlock story branches through progression.

Progression is marked by pulling the sword further and achieving king status; difficulty increases with more players.

Strong progression via unlocking commanders, gear, relics, and increasing difficulty tiers.

Strong emphasis on collecting currency, unlocking boomerangs, vehicle licenses, and skins to advance and customize…

Strong emphasis on character leveling, acquiring gear, and upgrading abilities.

Progression is based on collecting and trading increasingly rare banana items and unlocking achievements.

Progression through ages, shipment cards, and civilization upgrades provides a strong sense of advancement.

Players progress through story routes, unlock endings, and gather clues and evidence, showing clear advancement.

Strong progression through card collection, upgrades, leveling, and unlocking new classes and difficulties.

Roguelike progression with item and weapon acquisition and character unlocks.

Strong progression through leveling, unlocking weapons, cosmetics, and gobblegums, especially in Zombies and…

Strong progression through unlocking weapons, perks, and game modes; leveling up during survival runs.

Players accumulate items, upgrades, and abilities; progression is a key motivator and gameplay pillar.

Research trees, resource accumulation, and settlement upgrades provide a clear sense of progression.