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The Black Grimoire: Cursebreaker
Strong emphasis on accumulating skills, items, upgrades, and character power.
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The Bloodline
Strong emphasis on leveling skills, acquiring items, and upgrading abilities.
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The Lord of the Rings: War in the North™ - Legacy Edition
Strong emphasis on accumulating items, upgrading gear, and leveling characters.
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+4.0
The Metronomicon: Slay The Dance Floor
Strong RPG progression with leveling, equipment collection, and unlocking new characters and abilities.
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+4.0
The Pirate: Caribbean Hunt
Strong focus on accumulating ships, upgrades, money, and port improvements.
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The Royal Writ
Players unlock new cards, relics, and challenges, and build stronger decks over time.
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+4.0
Tiny Tactics
Players accumulate upgrades, unlock new units, and improve talents through gameplay and achievements.
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+4.0
Trench Lord: Eastern Front
Campaign and battlefield modes feature upgrading squads, acquiring weapons and vehicles, and unlocking abilities.
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+4.0
Urban Trial Freestyle
Players collect money and stars to unlock levels and upgrade bike and character.
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+4.0
Void Miner – Incremental Asteroids Roguelite
Strong emphasis on accumulating upgrades and unlocking new abilities through a branching skill tree.
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+4.0
Watch_Dogs® 2
Collecting research points, money, and upgrades drives progression and unlocks new skills and gear.
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+5.0
Wildfrost
Strong meta progression with unlocks of cards, charms, companions, and new tribes.
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+5.0
Wizardry 7: Crusaders of the Dark Savant
Character leveling, class changes, item collection, and story advancement drive progression
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+5.0
Wizards and Warlords
Strong progression through research, city building, unit recruitment, and mastery advancement.
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+5.0
Wonderia
Strong focus on acquiring resources, upgrading gear, unlocking skills, and expanding base.
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+5.0
X2: The Threat
Strong emphasis on accumulating ships, stations, and wealth.
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+4.0
Xanadu Land
Heavy focus on accumulating items, leveling up, and upgrading gear; progression is central but slow and grindy.
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+4.0
Yu-Gi-Oh! Legacy of the Duelist : Link Evolution
Players accumulate cards and build decks progressively by earning points and unlocking packs.
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+4.0
Zombie Shooter
Strong emphasis on accumulating experience, upgrading weapons, and improving character stats.
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+5.0
Sid Meier's Civilization II
Core gameplay involves accumulating technologies, units, wonders, and city improvements, reflecting strong progression.
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+4.0
Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus
Players collect items, clues, and unlock new moves and abilities as they advance through the game.
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+4.0
Splatoon 2
Players accumulate weapons, gear, and upgrades; leveling and unlocking new abilities provide a sense of advancement.
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AI War: Fleet Command
Strong progression through research, fleet upgrades, and capturing strategic assets.
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+4.0
Airport X-Ray Simulator
Clear progression through upgrades, promotions, and unlocking new tools and customization options.
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