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Sky Gamblers: Storm Raiders
Players unlock new planes, variants, and upgrades through experience and campaign completion.
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+4.0
Splatoon
Players accumulate gear, weapons, and levels; progression tied to performance and unlocks.
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+4.0
STAR WARS: Galactic Racer™
Strong progression system with permanent and temporary upgrades, unlocks, and meta-progression.
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+4.0
StarRupture
Strong sense of advancement through unlocking technologies, building upgrades, and corporate reputation.
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+4.0
Startup Company
Clear progression through company growth, product development, and financial milestones.
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+5.0
SURV1V3
Strong progression through unlocking weapon attachments, leveling up, and acquiring items and upgrades.
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+5.0
Tales of Vesperia: Definitive Edition
Strong emphasis on leveling, acquiring skills, weapons, and upgrades.
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+5.0
TDS - Tower Defense Strategy
Strong progression through unlocking characters, upgrades, and map rewards; meaningful advancement.
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+4.0
The Invisible Hand
Strong emphasis on accumulating wealth, items, properties, and promotions through gameplay.
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+4.0
The Last Tinker™: City of Colors
Players collect items, unlock abilities, and upgrade powers as they progress through the story.
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+5.0
The Legend of Zelda
Strong progression through item acquisition, upgrades, and dungeon completion.
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+4.0
The Spell Brigade
Players accumulate spells, upgrades, and unlock characters; progression is a core motivator.
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+4.0
Thief: Deadly Shadows
Loot collection, equipment upgrades, and faction reputation provide progression.
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+4.0
Thriving City: Song
Strong progression through unlocking buildings, technologies, and city upgrades.
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+5.0
Tomb of Tyrants
Strong progression system with unlockable floors, items, minions, and legacy carryover between runs.
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+4.0
Unworthy
Players accumulate weapons, runes, and upgrades to unlock new areas and improve combat abilities.
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+4.0
Vigilantes
Strong emphasis on accumulating experience, upgrading weapons, and improving base facilities.
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+4.0
Voidborn
Strong emphasis on accumulating upgrades, weapons, and meta progression through runs.
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+4.0
Vultures - Scavengers of Death
Players collect weapons, upgrades, and resources; inventory and stash management are core elements.
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+4.0
War Dust VR: 32v32 Battlefields
Unlocking weapons, attachments, and classes provides strong motivation for advancement.
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+4.0
Worm.is: The Game
Players accumulate levels, coins, skins, and upgrades as they play.
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+4.0
Yars Rising
Players accumulate upgrades, abilities, and unlock new areas through exploration and hacking.
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+4.0
FIFA 18
Strong progression systems exist through player upgrades, skill trees, Ultimate Team card collection, and career…
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+4.0
Harvest Moon
Clear progression through farm upgrades, tool improvements, and relationship milestones.
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