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Iron Blight
Players accumulate weapons, ammo, upgrades, and unlock shortcuts, showing clear progression through the game.
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Jigoku Kisetsukan: Sense of the Seasons
Players unlock characters and progress through stages and storylines, accumulating achievements and skills.
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+4.0
Kao the Kangaroo: Round 2 (2003 re-release)
Collecting items, unlocking moves, and completing levels provide a sense of advancement.
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+4.0
Kick Ass Commandos
Strong progression system with character leveling, upgrades, and unlocking new commandos.
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+4.0
Knights of Honor
Game involves accumulating territories, upgrading cities, and improving knights and armies.
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+4.0
Littlewood
Strong focus on accumulating items, upgrades, and completing quests to unlock new content.
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+4.0
Lost Lands: The Four Horsemen Collector's Edition
Players collect items, unlock achievements, and progress through story and bonus content.
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+4.0
Marble It Up! Ultra
Unlocking medals, cosmetics, and new levels provides a sense of advancement and reward.
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+4.0
Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales
Players accumulate upgrades, new abilities, suits, and collectibles, showing clear progression.
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+4.0
Million Depth
Strong progression through unlocking weapon parts, relics, and story branches across runs.
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+4.0
MOTHERGUNSHIP: FORGE
Strong focus on accumulating weapon parts, upgrades, and unlocking perks across runs.
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+4.0
Ninja Kiwi Archive
Many games feature item collection, upgrades, and level completion as core motivators.
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+4.0
OCTOPATH TRAVELER II
Strong emphasis on leveling characters, acquiring jobs, gear, and unlocking story content.
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+4.0
Open World Game: the Open World Game
Strong emphasis on collecting items, completing objectives, and leveling up to 100% completion.
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+4.0
Overlord™: Raising Hell
Strong progression through acquiring and upgrading equipment, expanding minion army, and unlocking abilities.
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+4.0
PC Building Simulator
Players accumulate parts, upgrades, and expand their business over time.
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+4.0
Plant Nursery Simulator
Strong sense of progression via unlocking items, upgrades, and expanding nursery facilities.
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+4.0
Preserve
Progression through unlocking new land, cards, animals, and achievements motivates continued play.
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+4.0
瘟疫清零计划 Project Zero
Strong emphasis on leveling up, unlocking weapons and perks, and improving character power.
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+4.0
Rapid Tap
Progression via increasing scores, combos, and leaderboard ranks; skins add cosmetic progression.
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+4.0
Reverse: 1999
Strong emphasis on accumulating character upgrades, resources, and unlocking story content over time.
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+4.0
风流公子romantic young man
Strong emphasis on accumulating skills, equipment, attributes, and story achievements.
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+4.0
Ruins Seeker
Strong emphasis on weapon upgrades, unlocking new weapons, and character power growth.
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+4.0
Sail Forth
Strong emphasis on accumulating ships, upgrades, crew, and resources to enhance fleet power and capabilities.
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