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X-COM: Apocalypse
Strong emphasis on accumulating technology, equipment, personnel, and bases.
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+4.0
Zombotron
Players collect weapons, armor, and upgrades; RPG elements support progression.
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+5.0
Sid Meier's Civilization
Strong progression systems through ages, legacy paths, leader leveling, and civilization development.
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+4.0
911 Operator
Players accumulate money, upgrade equipment, hire staff, and unlock new cities, showing clear progression.
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+4.0
A Game About Feeding A Black Hole
Strong emphasis on accumulating upgrades and increasing black hole power through progression.
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+5.0
Age of Fear: The Undead King
Strong emphasis on accumulating experience, upgrading units, and acquiring items.
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+4.0
Arctic Motel Simulator
Strong emphasis on accumulating upgrades, expanding motel, unlocking new rooms and services.
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+4.0
Arknights: Endfield
Strong focus on accumulating resources, upgrading characters and gear, and expanding factory capabilities.
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+4.0
Azure Striker GUNVOLT 3
Collecting and upgrading Image Pulses and skills provides clear progression and power growth.
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+4.0
B.I.O.T.A.
Progression through currency collection, item purchases, character unlocks, and upgrades is central.
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+4.0
Backpack Dungeon
Strong progression through item acquisition, meta upgrades, and unlocking new characters and items.
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+5.0
Battle Brothers
Strong emphasis on leveling characters, acquiring and upgrading equipment, and advancing the company.
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+4.0
Bean Stalker
Clear progression through crafting better gear, unlocking recipes, and advancing to new maps and bosses.
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+5.0
Blazing Aries
Strong emphasis on leveling up weapons, unlocking skills, and NG+ carryover systems.
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+4.0
Bloo Kid 2
Progression through levels, unlocking new stages and achievements by collecting stars and completing challenges.
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+4.0
Blossom: The Seed of Life
Strong progression through unlocking blueprints, terraforming stages, and upgrading equipment.
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+4.0
Bomber Crew
Strong focus on upgrading crew skills, gear, and bomber capabilities over time.
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+4.0
Bounty of One
Strong emphasis on unlocking characters, upgrades, and meta-progression through achievements and gameplay.
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+5.0
Breach Wanderers
Strong meta-progression with unlocking characters, cards, and abilities over many runs.
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+4.0
Buggos
Strong progression through unlocking upgrades, evolution points, and new bug types.
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+4.0
Bum Simulator
Clear progression through story, skill upgrades, base building, and item collection.
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+5.0
Buriedbornes - Dungeon RPG
Strong progression through unlocking classes, items, and upgrades with meaningful advancement.
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+4.0
Cat Cafe Manager
Strong focus on unlocking items, upgrading cafe, leveling cats and staff, and completing achievements.
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+5.0
Chaos Zero Nightmare
Strong emphasis on accumulating upgrades, cards, and character enhancements across runs.
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