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+4.0
Chinese Frontiers: Prologue
Clear progression through crafting better tools, building larger structures, and expanding village capabilities.
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+4.0
Crystarise
Strong emphasis on accumulating items, upgrades, and expanding the island to increase power.
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+4.0
Cuisineer
Strong focus on upgrading gear, restaurant, and unlocking recipes; clear sense of advancement.
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+4.0
Dawn of Defiance
Clear progression through skill leveling, crafting upgrades, and unlocking new abilities.
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+4.0
Deconstruction Simulator
Clear progression through permits, vehicle and warehouse upgrades, and business growth.
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+5.0
DemonCrawl
Strong meta-progression with tokens, unlockable masteries, items, and upgrades driving long-term advancement.
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+4.0
Drake Hollow
Clear progression through leveling drakes, unlocking buildings, upgrading base, and advancing story
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+5.0
Dungeon Siege II
Strong emphasis on leveling up, acquiring items, and upgrading characters and equipment.
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+4.0
Encased: A Sci-Fi Post-Apocalyptic RPG
Strong progression through leveling, skill trees, perks, weapon upgrades, and acquiring items.
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+4.0
Everholm
Players accumulate items, upgrades, and unlock new areas and spells; progression is a core gameplay element.
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+5.0
FANTASIAN Neo Dimension
Strong emphasis on leveling up, skill trees, equipment upgrades, and unlocking new abilities.
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+4.0
Forgotten but Unbroken
Strong emphasis on accumulating resources, upgrading base, and improving soldiers and equipment.
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+5.0
Galactic Civilizations® II: Ultimate Edition
Strong emphasis on accumulating technologies, ships, and planetary improvements.
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+4.0
Hockey Super Squad
Character leveling, stat allocation, and cosmetic unlocks provide progression.
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+4.0
Hostile Waters: Antaeus Rising
Campaign unlocks new units, weapons, and upgrades; resource gathering and unit building are core mechanics
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+4.0
HOT WHEELS UNLEASHED™ 2 - Turbocharged
Strong progression through car collecting, upgrades, challenges, and unlocking content.
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+4.0
Hundred Days - Winemaking Simulator
Players accumulate upgrades, unlock new technologies, and expand their winery over time.
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+4.0
INAYAH - Life after Gods
Extensive skill trees, implants, and weapon upgrades provide meaningful progression and build customization.
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+5.0
Industry Idle
Core gameplay revolves around accumulating resources, upgrades, and prestige currency to advance.
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+4.0
Inn Tycoon
Clear progression through unlocking new rooms, furniture, and upgrades tied to reputation and leveling.
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+4.0
Islet Online
Progression through skill leveling, crafting better gear, and expanding building capabilities.
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+4.0
It's Only Money
Strong emphasis on accumulating money, upgrading properties and businesses, and unlocking new content.
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+4.0
Junkyard Truck
Players accumulate parts, upgrades, and money to improve their truck and capabilities.
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+4.0
Kainga: Seeds of Civilization
Unlocking technologies, new thinkers, and upgrades drives progression.
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