Progression

Strong emphasis on accumulating upgrades, unlocking weapons, and improving stats across runs.

Strong emphasis on accumulating gear, upgrades, and character growth through loot and leveling.

Strong progression system with unit upgrades, experience accumulation, and campaign advancement.

Strong emphasis on collecting items, completing levels, and unlocking achievements; progression is a core motivator.

Core gameplay revolves around accumulating upgrades, achievements, and unlocking new content.

Clear progression through song mastery, skill levels, and unlocking new content.

Strong progression through soldier ranks, equipment upgrades, research, and base development.

Strong emphasis on leveling characters, acquiring and upgrading equipment, and advancing the company.

Strong progression through leagues, player development, hero mastery, and evolving meta with new content.

Strong progression through leveling, upgrades, equipment, and story completion.

Strong emphasis on acquiring items, crafting upgrades, and improving survival capabilities.

Players unlock new rule variables and features, progressing through thousands of increasingly complex puzzles.

Strong meta-progression through gear leveling, inventory expansion, and spell acquisition.

Strong emphasis on accumulating upgrades, unlocking new skills, and building power across runs.

Core gameplay revolves around leveling characters, collecting items, and upgrading equipment.

Strong progression through leveling, acquiring artifacts, upgrading units, and unlocking new areas.

Strong meta-progression with unlocking pilots, units, treasures, and difficulty levels driving advancement.

Strong progression through collecting items, unlocking upgrades, and completing quests.

Strong focus on accumulating wealth, upgrading ships, buying facilities, and stock market growth.

Strong progression system with permanent upgrades, unlocking new Pokémon, abilities, and meta-growth.

Strong emphasis on accumulating upgrades, unlocking new layers, and exponential growth.

Strong emphasis on character leveling, equipment upgrades, and unlocking abilities across a large roster.

Extensive leveling, skill trees, equipment upgrades, and DLC content provide strong progression

Strong emphasis on accumulating souls, unlocking weapons, and upgrading skills across runs.