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Territory: Farming and Warfare
Strong emphasis on accumulating resources, upgrading buildings, and expanding territory.
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+4.0
The Last Faith
Strong emphasis on leveling up, acquiring weapons, upgrading gear, and completing quests.
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+4.0
The Spotter: Dig or Die
Strong progression through resource gathering, upgrades, and unlocking new abilities.
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+4.0
Tiny Biomes: Cozy Idle
Strong focus on accumulating upgrades, unlocking biomes, and improving tools and animals.
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+4.0
Toadled Classic
Clear progression through upgrades, stages, and achievement completion.
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+4.0
Tokyo Xanadu eX+
Strong focus on leveling up characters, acquiring items, and unlocking new abilities and endings.
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+5.0
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six® Vegas 2
Extensive progression system with unlockable weapons, armor, and customization through XP and ranks.
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+4.0
Tornado: Research and Rescue
Strong emphasis on earning money, upgrading equipment, and progressing through missions.
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+4.0
Tyr
Clear progression through tank leveling, unlocking components, and horizontal tank unlocks; progression is rewarding…
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+5.0
UFC Undisputed 3
Strong emphasis on accumulating skills, stats, sponsors, and career achievements through gameplay.
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+4.0
Vaporum
Clear progression through levels, skill trees, equipment upgrades, and story advancement.
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+4.0
Wild Growth
Strong focus on accumulating upgrades, new skills, and units to increase power and survive harder challenges.
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+4.0
Worms W.M.D
Experience points, unlockables, and crafting system provide progression.
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+5.0
XCOM® 2
Strong progression through soldier ranks, equipment upgrades, research, and base development.
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+5.0
Xenoblade Chronicles 2
Strong emphasis on acquiring new Blades, upgrading skills, and leveling characters.
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+4.0
Young Souls
Strong RPG progression with equipment upgrades, leveling, and unlocking new areas and abilities.
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+5.0
ZomDay
Strong emphasis on accumulating weapons, upgrades, perks, and experience; progression is core to gameplay.
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+4.0
Ace Combat 04: Shattered Skies
Strong progression through earning credits, unlocking aircraft, weapons, and paint jobs.
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+5.0
ADOM (Ancient Domains Of Mystery)
Strong emphasis on leveling, item acquisition, skill development, and unlocking content.
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+4.0
Airline Tycoon Deluxe
Strong progression through acquiring planes, routes, upgrades, and increasing company value.
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+5.0
Avernum 3: Ruined World
Strong emphasis on leveling up characters, acquiring items, and completing quests to advance.
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+4.0
Ballionaire
Strong progression through unlocking triggers, boons, and achievements; some complaints about late-game dilution.
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+4.0
Battlepillars Gold Edition
Strong progression system with unlocking and upgrading parts, skins, and base improvements.
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+5.0
BATTLETECH
Strong emphasis on acquiring mechs, weapons, upgrades, and pilot skills, with meaningful progression systems.
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