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Progression + Strategy
A strong dose of progression and strategy in the same game.
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Lords of Magic: Special Edition
Strong emphasis on leveling units, acquiring artifacts, upgrading buildings, and expanding influence.
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+5.0
Magic Research
Strong focus on accumulating upgrades, items, and unlocking new content through repeated runs.
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+5.0
Mega Man Battle Network Legacy Collection Vol. 1
Strong emphasis on collecting chips, upgrading abilities, and completing post-game challenges.
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+5.0
Terraformers
Strong progression system with unlocking buildings, leaders, and difficulty levels; accumulating resources and upgrades.
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+5.0
Empire Earth: Gold Edition
Core gameplay revolves around advancing through epochs, accumulating resources, units, and technological upgrades.
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+5.0
Hadean Tactics
Strong emphasis on accumulating cards, relics, units, and upgrades through runs and meta progression.
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+5.0
Railroad Tycoon II Platinum
Strong focus on accumulating wealth, upgrading trains, expanding networks, and acquiring companies.
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+5.0
Siralim 2
Strong emphasis on leveling, breeding, artifact upgrading, and unlocking new content.
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+5.0
ENDLESS Legend™
Strong progression through tech, city expansion, unit upgrades, and quest completion.
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+5.0
Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon
Strong emphasis on accumulating Pokémon recruits, items, upgrades, and completing quests to advance through story and…
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+5.0
Settlement Survival
Clear progression through tech trees, unlocking buildings, and expanding settlement capabilities.
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+5.0
Age of Wonders Shadow Magic
Strong progression through unit upgrades, hero leveling, city development, and spell acquisition.
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+5.0
Ascend From Nine Mountains
Strong focus on accumulating items, upgrades, and cultivation breakthroughs driving character power.
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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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+5.0
Idle Wizard
Strong focus on accumulating upgrades, unlocking new classes, pets, spells, and prestige systems.
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+5.0
Master of Orion 1
Strong emphasis on accumulating technologies, colonies, ships, and upgrades to advance and dominate.
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+5.0
Soulestination
Strong progression through item acquisition, equipment upgrades, and stat improvements.
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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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+5.0
Descent: Legends of the Dark
Strong emphasis on accumulating loot, crafting upgrades, and character development.
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+5.0
Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri™ Planetary Pack
Strong emphasis on technological advancement, base building, and unit upgrades.
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+5.0
Silent Hunter® III
Earn renown and medals to upgrade subs and crew; clear progression system.
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+5.0
Dark Deity 2
Strong emphasis on accumulating upgrades, items, abilities, and character development throughout the game.
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+5.0
ENDLESS Space™ 2
Strong progression through tech trees, empire expansion, and ship upgrades
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+5.0
GearCity
Strong progression through research, development, market expansion, and company growth
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