Progression

Players accumulate upgrades, unlock weapons, and gain experience points to enhance gameplay options.

Strong progression through leveling, equipment upgrades, unlocking skills and abilities.

Strong emphasis on collecting upgrades, unlocking weapons, and progressing through story and levels.

Players unlock new songs, cosmetics, and gear through gameplay and in-game currency, showing clear progression.

Research, upgrades, and vehicle customization provide meaningful progression.

Progression through collecting scans, unlocking secrets, and advancing through layered puzzles.

Strong emphasis on accumulating upgrades, weapons, and character enhancements

Strong emphasis on collecting resources, upgrading tools, and advancing through story and quests.

Strong progression through unlocking cards, dice, and items that carry over between runs.

Strong meta progression with unlockable characters, upgrades, achievements, and permanent enhancements.

Progression through unlocking cars, tracks, and DLC content, plus improving skills and setups.

Players accumulate cards, equipment, and unlock characters, progressing through levels and meta-upgrades.

Players collect magatamas, souls, and unlock karuta cards and items to enhance future runs.

Collectibles unlock harder levels; players progress through chapters and difficulty tiers.

Players accumulate weapons, upgrades, and buffs as they advance through campaign and survival modes.

Strong progression through leveling, equipment upgrades, unlocking skills, and story advancement.

Strong emphasis on unlocking new crops, recipes, upgrades, and story endings.

Upgrading ship, weapons, and equipment is a core gameplay loop; progression is rewarding and meaningful.

Strong emphasis on unlocking new items, upgrading staff, and expanding the smithy.

Strong progression through unlocking crafting tiers, terraforming stages, and new technologies.

Players accumulate characters, cosmetics, and unlockables through gameplay and in-game currency.

Players accumulate parts, upgrades, and unlock new customization options through missions.

Players accumulate skill points, cards, and equipment over runs, unlocking upgrades and new abilities.

Players accumulate knowledge, items, upgrades, and territory; dynasty and economy development.