Progression

Strong progression through leveling, weapon upgrades, and acquiring relics and gifts.

Players accumulate resources, upgrade buildings, expand land, and improve farm capabilities.

Upgrades and unlocks persist across runs, encouraging progression despite roguelike resets.

Persistent progression through unlocking skills, classes, and upgrades across runs.

Strong progression through resource accumulation, card acquisition, and terraforming rating increases.

Players accumulate cards, heroes, and unlock quests through in-game currency and achievements.

Strong emphasis on gaining new weapons, armor, abilities, and leveling up.

Unlocking weapons, gadgets, and upgrades provides a sense of advancement and power growth.

Strong emphasis on accumulating experience, items, and upgrades to improve characters and gear.

Strong meta-progression with unlocking new gnomes, upgrades, and buildings that enhance future runs.

Strong emphasis on collecting and upgrading body parts, talents, and base facilities to improve character.

Unlocking technologies, new thinkers, and upgrades drives progression.

Strong emphasis on accumulating resources, technology, and military power to progress and conquer.

Players accumulate coins, gems, and upgrades to improve decks and unlock new classes.

Strong progression through resource gathering, base building, and upgrades.

Clear progression through acquiring power-ups, weapon upgrades, and unlocking new areas.

Strong progression through unlocking buildings, upgrades, and staff, with a rewarding sense of growth.

Strong emphasis on acquiring items, upgrading ships and gear, and completing quests.

Strong emphasis on accumulating weapons, upgrades, and unlocking new areas and bosses.

Strong itemization, leveling, skill trees, and loot progression drive player advancement.

Leveling, gear acquisition, and crafting provide meaningful advancement and rewards.

Strong meta progression with unlocks, gear upgrades, and perk improvements across runs.

Strong progression through character leveling, card upgrades, and train expansion.

Players accumulate upgrades, new locomotives, and expand their railway empire progressively.