Progression

Strong progression through unlocking leaders, relics, and cosmetics; players accumulate upgrades and power over time.

Strong progression through unlocking crafting tiers, terraforming stages, and new technologies.

Strong meta-progression with unlocking characters, skills, relics, and maps; players motivated to accumulate upgrades.

Strong focus on accumulating upgrades, unlocking new abilities, and advancing through levels.

Players accumulate weapons, upgrades, skill points, and buffs; progression through story and rebuilding settlements.

Players unlock cars, upgrades, and new tracks through career mode and gameplay achievements.

Strong emphasis on accumulating upgrades, weapons, and character enhancements

Strong progression through item upgrades, hero abilities, and trinket acquisition across runs.

Clear progression from a small camp to a fortified settlement with rank advancement and resource accumulation.

Players feel a sense of progression through leveling and gear.

Core gameplay revolves around accumulating upgrades, items, and expanding automation.

Strong focus on accumulating resources, unlocking technologies, upgrading stations, and building ships.

Players enjoy unlocking new abilities and progressing through the game.

Strong emphasis on accumulating gear, upgrades, and meta progression across runs.

Clear progression through resource collection, building upgrades, and expanding settlements.

Strong emphasis on accumulating upgrades, staff, and unlocking new map areas.

Strong progression through acquiring relics, upgrading dice, unlocking characters, and advancing through difficulties.

Players unlock new gambits and challenges, providing a sense of progression.

Strong emphasis on accumulating upgrades, items, and shop improvements driving gameplay forward.

Strong progression through unlocking modules, characters, and camp upgrades that enhance power and options.

Strong progression through upgrades, skills, shop levels, and unlocking new areas.

Strong progression through research, unit upgrades, resource accumulation, and expanding control over the map.

Players accumulate upgrades, jokers, and progress through levels; clear sense of advancement.

Strong progression through unlocking new blocks, weapons, characters, and upgrades that enhance vehicle capabilities.