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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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+5.0
Rock Bottom
Core gameplay revolves around accumulating upgrades, items, and power to progress through levels.
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+5.0
Stardom 3
Strong progression systems with accumulating reputation, resources, and unlocking new opportunities.
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+5.0
Stellaris
Strong focus on accumulating resources, technologies, and upgrades to expand and strengthen empires.
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+5.0
Suikoden I&II HD Remaster Gate Rune and Dunan Unification Wars
Strong emphasis on recruiting characters, upgrading equipment, and advancing story and base.
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+5.0
The Political Process
Strong emphasis on career progression through political offices, accumulating influence, reputation, and power.
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+5.0
The Way of the Exploding Fist
Clear progression system through Dan ranks and score accumulation motivates continued play.
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+5.0
ACE COMBAT™ 7: SKIES UNKNOWN
Strong progression system with unlocking planes, upgrades, and skins through gameplay and achievements.
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+5.0
FANTASY LIFE i: The Girl Who Steals Time
Strong emphasis on leveling up Lives, acquiring gear, crafting items, and unlocking new content and areas.
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+5.0
Mount & Blade
Strong focus on accumulating troops, equipment, land, and power.
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+5.0
Neverwinter Nights: Enhanced Edition
Strong emphasis on leveling up, acquiring items, skills, and completing quests; progression is a core gameplay element.
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+5.0
No Man's Sky
Strong progression through acquiring ships, upgrades, bases, and resources.
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+5.0
Nobody Saves the World
Strong emphasis on accumulating experience, unlocking new forms, abilities, and upgrades; progression drives gameplay.
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+5.0
Rogue: Genesia
Strong meta progression with soul shop, equipment upgrades, and unlockable characters.
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+5.0
Tiny Civilization
Strong emphasis on accumulating resources, unlocking technologies, upgrading tiles, and advancing through eras.
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+5.0
WGT Golf
Strong progression through leveling, equipment upgrades, and unlocking courses.
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+5.0
Wuthering Waves
Strong emphasis on accumulating characters, gear, upgrades, and completing quests and events.
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+5.0
Cogmind
Progression through acquiring and upgrading robot parts and equipment.
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+5.0
Erenshor
Strong emphasis on leveling, gear acquisition, and character advancement.
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+5.0
Paquerette Down the Bunburrows
Strong progression through unlocking new mechanics, levels, and collecting bunnies and baby bunnies.
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+5.0
Rune Factory 3 Special
Clear progression through farming, combat, crafting, relationship levels, and story advancement.
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+5.0
Withering Rooms
Strong progression system with item acquisition, leveling, and build development over multiple runs.
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+5.0
Dune
Strong emphasis on accumulating items, upgrades, base expansion, and skill unlocking as core gameplay drivers.
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+5.0
Astrea: Six-Sided Oracles
Strong progression through unlocking characters, dice, blessings, and difficulty levels; meta-progression enhances…
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+5.0
Halls of Torment: Prelude
Strong emphasis on accumulating gear, upgrades, and meta progression to improve future runs.
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