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Popular, well-rated games with a strong progression score.
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Review scores are shown out of 100
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Demon's Souls
Strong emphasis on accumulating souls, upgrading weapons, and leveling up characters to progress.
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+5.0
Oxide: Survival Island
Strong emphasis on accumulating resources, upgrading gear, and base improvements.
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+5.0
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
Strong progression through acquiring new items, abilities, and unlocking new areas, with clear advancement in power and…
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+5.0
Euro Truck Simulator 2
Strong emphasis on accumulating trucks, garages, upgrades, and expanding business operations.
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+5.0
Hades
Strong sense of accumulating upgrades, unlocking weapons, and improving abilities over time.
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+5.0
Vampire Survivors
Strong progression system with unlockable characters, weapons, upgrades, and achievements driving motivation.
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+5.0
Bloodborne
Strong progression through collecting Blood Echoes, leveling up, and upgrading weapons and stats.
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+5.0
Vintage Story
Strong focus on gradual technological and skill progression through ages and crafting complexity.
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+5.0
Schedule I
Strong focus on accumulating items, upgrades, money, and expanding operations.
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+5.0
Xenoblade Chronicles
Strong emphasis on leveling up, acquiring new skills, and collecting equipment to advance characters and story.
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+5.0
RimWorld
Strong focus on research, item acquisition, upgrades, and colony development.
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+5.0
Balatro
Strong progression through unlocking jokers, decks, and upgrades; players accumulate power and options.
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+5.0
Deep Rock Galactic
Strong emphasis on leveling, unlocking weapons, perks, and cosmetic items through gameplay.
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+5.0
Factorio
Core gameplay revolves around accumulating resources, technologies, and factory upgrades.
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+5.0
Mount & Blade: Warband
Strong emphasis on accumulating power, items, land, and upgrades throughout the game.
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+5.0
Subnautica
Strong progression through acquiring blueprints, crafting better gear, and unlocking new areas.
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+5.0
The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth
Core gameplay revolves around collecting items, unlocking characters, and progressing through levels.
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+5.0
Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn
Strong emphasis on leveling up, acquiring items, and completing quests to advance.
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+5.0
Cooking Fever
Strong focus on accumulating coins, gems, upgrades, and unlocking new restaurants to advance.
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+5.0
Final Fantasy Tactics Advance
Strong emphasis on accumulating abilities, items, and clan members.
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+5.0
Gangstar Vegas
Strong emphasis on accumulating skill upgrades, weapons, vehicles, and items to enhance character power.
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+5.0
Ghost of Yotei
Strong emphasis on accumulating weapons, armor, upgrades, and abilities as players advance through the game.
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+5.0
Honkai: Star Rail
Strong focus on accumulating upgrades, items, and character power through grinding and resource management.
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+5.0
Kingdom Hearts II
Strong emphasis on leveling up, acquiring new abilities, items, and upgrades throughout the game.
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