Progression

Players accumulate weapons, upgrades, and unlock talents through meta-progression systems.

Progression occurs through ranking up, acquiring new Pokémon, and upgrading stats and movesets.

Strong progression through technology unlocks, building upgrades, and city expansion.

Strong meta progression with permanent upgrades and in-run build advancement.

Strong emphasis on accumulating experience, upgrading weapons, and improving base facilities.

Character upgrades, unlocking new moves and characters, and accumulating points drive progression.

Strong emphasis on accumulating experience, items, and upgrades for units and heroes throughout campaigns.

Players accumulate buildings, upgrades, drugs, and personnel to expand their empire.

Strong emphasis on collecting organs, upgrading builds, and meta progression through genes and mutations.

Strong emphasis on accumulating upgrades, unlocking new blocks, weapons, and mods to advance.

Strong progression systems with item acquisition, leveling, and achievement unlocks motivate continued play.

Progression through acquiring assets, upgrading departments, and expanding influence is core gameplay.

Players collect items, unlock magic skills, and progress through increasingly difficult levels.

Strong emphasis on collecting cards, leveling infinite cards, and acquiring upgrades.

Strong emphasis on leveling up units, acquiring and equipping items, and unlocking skills

Roguelite progression with unlockable characters, loadouts, and upgrades; accumulating power over runs.

Players unlock new technologies, robots, recipes, and planets as they progress.

Character leveling, skill unlocking, and equipment crafting provide clear progression.

Strong progression through tool upgrades, farm expansion, relationship levels, and town development.

Strong emphasis on accumulating upgrades, weapons, and meta progression through runs.

Strong emphasis on accumulating weapons, abilities, perks, and collectibles to advance and unlock areas.

Meta progression unlocks new weapons, talents, and starting cards, encouraging long-term advancement.

Players accumulate gold, unlock new cards and characters, and improve starting decks through meta progression.

Players unlock new ships, weapons, and upgrades throughout the campaign.