Progression

Strong emphasis on leveling up, acquiring weapons, skills, and upgrades throughout the game.

Strong progression through ship upgrades, tech trees, and premium content; grind and rewards drive advancement.

Strong progression through rankings, rivalries, unlockables, and character upgrades.

Players accumulate resources, research technologies, and upgrade their city and weapons.

Players accumulate resources, build bases, and unlock units and campaigns, showing clear progression.

Progression through collecting cards, unlocking new areas, and gaining minor upgrades.

Players collect weapons, spells, relics, and upgrades; new game plus and unlockables enhance progression.

Strong emphasis on accumulating experience, skills, gear, and territory control as progression.

Clear progression through unlocking machines, expanding production, and scaling output.

Strong emphasis on item and equipment upgrading through alchemy and leveling.

Strong emphasis on accumulating materials, upgrading equipment, and leveling characters.

Players collect and upgrade gear, unlock skills, and progress through story and side quests.

Strong progression through unlocking ships, perks, and achievements tied to song completion and challenges.

Clear progression through collecting bugs, upgrading insectarium, completing quests, and unlocking new areas.

Robust progression systems with weapon unlocks, levels, and achievements motivate continued play.

Meta progression with research points, tech trees, and unlocking units and upgrades across missions.

Strong progression through unlocking recipes, upgrading dishes, leveling staff, and expanding restaurant features.

Clear progression through earning money, unlocking vehicles, and completing increasingly complex contracts.

Strong progression through unlocking cards, trinkets, and upgrades that enhance future runs and abilities.

Strong emphasis on unlocking weapons, ammo, and upgrades through research and resource management.

Players collect items, unlock shortcuts, and complete puzzles to advance; achievements and secrets add to progression.

Progression through collecting clues, solving puzzles, and unlocking new areas.

Unlocking new buildings, operators, and upgrades drives player progression throughout the campaign.

Players accumulate animals and unlock points of interest and new areas, progressing through maps.