Progression

Strong progression through upgrades, unlocking ingredients, and improving staff efficiency.

Strong meta progression with unlockable characters, upgrades, achievements, and permanent enhancements.

Strong progression through stats, items, tarot cards, and unlocking multiple endings.

Players progress through levels, unlocking achievements and additional puzzle sets.

Players accumulate skill points, weapon mods, and upgrades; clear sense of character and equipment progression.

Players accumulate experience, items, equipment, and class upgrades to strengthen characters.

Strong emphasis on leveling up, unlocking weapons, and permanent upgrades.

Strong progression through tech research, unit upgrades, and resource accumulation.

Players collect items, upgrade equipment, and gain power steadily through the game.

Players accumulate items, upgrades, and complete quests to advance in the game.

Players collect weapons, upgrades, and permanent stat boosts; episodic content adds to progression

Players accumulate experienced units, captured vehicles, and resources to strengthen forces over campaign.

Features unit veterancy, upgrades, and meta progression between missions.

Players collect items, unlock endings, and improve character abilities throughout the game.

Players accumulate weapons, upgrades, and consumables to improve effectiveness.

Strong emphasis on accumulating upgrades, equipment, and character development over the 50-week campaign.

Players collect weapons, ammo, and secrets to improve capabilities and advance.

Players accumulate weapons, upgrades, and resources, progressing through chapters and story.

Strong progression through leveling, item acquisition, and army upgrades.

Character levels up, gains upgrades and new abilities; story progression unlocks new areas.

Strong emphasis on collecting and upgrading cards, unlocking heroes, and improving decks over time.

Strong emphasis on research, equipment upgrades, base building, and soldier development.

Experience points and upgrades for powers provide clear progression.

Progression through ages, shipment cards, and civilization upgrades provides a strong sense of advancement.