Progression

Players accumulate items, upgrades, and skills as they advance through the game.

Strong progression through upgrades, unlocking new cafes, and skill improvements.

Players accumulate upgrades, new units, and resources across operations and campaigns, enhancing their forces.

Strong emphasis on leveling up, unlocking contracts, hiring staff, and expanding the store.

Players unlock multiple story routes, endings, and achievements, showing clear progression.

Progression through unlocking multiple story routes, endings, and character epilogues.

Features unlockable characters, items, and upgrades that provide a sense of advancement.

Players unlock weapons and upgrades by playing and achieving milestones.

Leveling, acquiring weapons, blood codes, and upgrades provide clear progression and power growth.

Strong meta progression with unlockable characters, trinkets, and upgrades that enhance future runs.

Players accumulate items, upgrades, and character progression through runs; leveling and loot are core mechanics.

Strong emphasis on leveling, acquiring weapons, gear, and upgrades throughout the journey.

Players accumulate experience, unlock costumes, and upgrade avatar abilities in World Tour; ranked play tracks skill…

Includes ranks, levels, and statistics that track accumulation of skill and achievement over time.

Players accumulate items, upgrades, and alchemy traits; progress through ranks and story chapters.

Clear progression through unlocking brands, expanding store size, and upgrading facilities.

Clear progression through unlocking buildings, classes, and upgrades; achievements encourage advancement.

Players collect weapons, unlock characters, and achieve milestones, showing clear advancement.

Strong meta-progression with unlocking characters, skills, relics, and maps; players motivated to accumulate upgrades.

Clear progression through unlocking characters, weapons, skills, and permanent upgrades in the Sanctuary.

Strong meta progression with unlocks, upgrades, and build development over runs.

Progression through unlocking ski lifts, mountains, and achievements drives gameplay.

Roguelike upgrades, item collection, and character unlocks provide a clear sense of progression.

Strong meta-progression system with unlocks and upgrades that enhance player power and capabilities over multiple runs.