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Progression
Accumulating items or upgrades
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+4.0
Pinball FX
Players accumulate tables, unlock collectibles, and progress through challenges and quests.
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+5.0
Prosperous Universe
Clear progression through acquiring bases, ships, upgrades, and expanding production capabilities over time.
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+4.0
Railroad Corporation
Strong progression through research, acquiring better trains, expanding networks, and completing contracts.
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+4.0
Red Faction®: Armageddon™
Clear progression through weapon unlocks, skill upgrades, and nanoforge abilities
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+4.0
RICE - Repetitive Indie Combat Experience™
Strong emphasis on accumulating meta-currency, unlocking upgrades, and evolving weapons through progression.
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+4.0
Shatterline
Strong emphasis on accumulating items, upgrades, and unlocking new abilities and weapons.
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+4.0
Shenmue III
Strong focus on acquiring items, upgrading skills, and completing quests to advance.
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+4.0
Soccer Manager 2022
Strong emphasis on accumulating items, upgrades, improving facilities, and progressing through seasons and achievements.
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+4.0
Soundfall
Features loot, character leveling, and weapon upgrades that motivate players to progress and improve.
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+5.0
Space Empires V
Strong emphasis on research, technology advancement, and empire growth through upgrades and conquest.
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+4.0
Star Conflict
Extensive progression through ship ranks, upgrades, crafting, and unlocking new content drives gameplay.
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+4.0
Terroir
Players accumulate land, upgrades, and unlock new grape varieties and wine making techniques.
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+4.0
The Caligula Effect: Overdose
Strong emphasis on leveling up, unlocking skills, completing sidequests, and character development.
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+4.0
The Lamplighters League
Strong emphasis on accumulating skill points, cards, equipment, and character upgrades to improve effectiveness.
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+4.0
The Legend of Dark Witch
Strong emphasis on accumulating upgrades, items, and abilities to advance.
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+4.0
The Sims™ Legacy Collection
Strong emphasis on accumulating items, skills, promotions, and wealth to advance gameplay.
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+4.0
Trinity Survivors
Game centers on accumulating upgrades, unlocking characters, and improving skills and artifacts for stronger builds.
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+4.0
WRC 5 FIA World Rally Championship
Career progression through classes, unlocking cars and contracts; damage and repair management add depth.
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+5.0
Age of Reforging: The Freelands
Strong emphasis on leveling, skill acquisition, item collection, and character growth.
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+4.0
AquaNox
Players accumulate credits, purchase and upgrade ships and weapons, progressing through missions and story.
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+4.0
Asphalt 8: Airborne
Strong emphasis on unlocking cars, upgrades, and new events through earning credits and stars.
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+4.0
Better Days
Strong emphasis on collecting items, crafting, leveling up characters, and unlocking new content.
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+4.0
BioShock™ 2 Remastered
Strong progression through weapon and plasmid upgrades, research, and story advancement.
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+4.0
Black Future '88
Unlocking weapons, perks, characters, and upgrades is central to gameplay and player motivation.
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