Progression

Strong emphasis on collecting, leveling up, evolving Pokémon, and unlocking new content and medals.

Strong emphasis on unlocking characters, weapons, relics, and upgrades over time

Strong progression through champion upgrades (star levels), item builds, and ranked ladder advancement.

Strong emphasis on acquiring and upgrading weapons, abilities, and unlocking new areas.

Strong focus on accumulating upgrades, unlocking content, and meta progression.

Strong emphasis on leveling, acquiring mutations, cybernetics, gear, and crafting; clear sense of character growth.

Strong emphasis on collecting characters, upgrading artifacts, and progressing through dungeon levels.

Strong emphasis on acquiring parts, upgrades, and unlocking new weapons and missions through multiple playthroughs.

Clear progression through stats, skills, careers, and generational inheritance.

Strong progression through weapon upgrades, skill unlocks, and story advancement.

Clear progression through unlocking APIs, augmentations, servers, and scripting capabilities.

Strong progression system with weapon upgrades, armor acquisition, and unlocking new gear driving player advancement.

Strong focus on accumulating upgrades, unlocking new fish, recipes, and decorations.

Strong progression through item collection, skill upgrades, build presets, and character development.

Clear progression through skill acquisition, unlocking outfits, and advancing story events.

Strong focus on accumulating items, upgrades, skills, and unlocking multiple endings and content.

Strong progression through ranks, wealth, ships, and titles.

Strong progression through unlocking heroes, items, modes, and upgrades; metaprogression is a key feature.

Strong emphasis on accumulating items, upgrades, relics, and character power through repeated dungeon runs.

Strong emphasis on accumulating resources and upgrades to advance deeper.

Strong emphasis on accumulating players, upgrades, and team chemistry, especially in Ultimate Team and career…

Strong emphasis on accumulating upgrades, spells, and meta-progression; players unlock new content and improve power…

Strong focus on accumulating resources, upgrades, and expanding the town and player capabilities.

Strong progression through acquiring weapons, food buffs, and unlocking new abilities.