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Stranded: Alien Dawn
Players accumulate resources, research technologies, and upgrade their base and equipment.
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Strategic Command WWII: World at War
Players accumulate units, upgrades, and research technologies, progressing through the war and improving capabilities.
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+4.0
The Council
Skill trees, items, and traits accumulate to enhance character capabilities and story options.
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+4.0
The Legend of Heroes: Trails through Daybreak II
Strong emphasis on character leveling, item acquisition, craft upgrades, and story advancement.
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+4.0
The Magical Mixture Mill
Strong progression through unlocking new areas, potions, workshop expansions, and quests.
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+4.0
The Mobius Machine
Players collect upgrades, weapons, and abilities to progress and access new areas.
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+4.0
The Talos Principle VR
Players accumulate puzzle pieces, unlock new areas and story elements, and complete tasks to advance.
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+4.0
World of Myths
Players accumulate cards, level up gods and mythologies, and unlock new content.
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+4.0
Xuan-Yuan Sword: Mists Beyond the Mountains
Strong emphasis on leveling characters, upgrading weapons, and unlocking abilities.
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+4.0
Yao-Guai Hunter
Strong progression through unlocking cards, relics, and character upgrades across runs.
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Zombie Driver HD
Strong progression through unlocking and upgrading vehicles, weapons, and completing missions.
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+4.0
Crash Team Racing
Unlocking characters, tracks, trophies, relics, and tokens provides clear progression and rewards.
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+4.0
Alice Escaped!
Clear progression through skill upgrades, unlocking abilities, and multiple endings.
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Ascension
Strong emphasis on accumulating resources, upgrading sect facilities, and advancing disciple cultivation stages.
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+4.0
Attack of the Earthlings
Upgrades and evolving units provide clear progression and power accumulation.
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Battlestar Galactica Deadlock
Strong progression through unlocking ships, leveling officers, and acquiring resources.
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Beat Hazard 3
Strong progression through unlocking ships, upgrades, and expanding galaxies.
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+4.0
Beloved Rapture
Character and weapon progression through leveling, stat points, and upgrades is a key gameplay element.
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+4.0
BioShock™ Remastered
Strong progression through weapon upgrades, plasmid abilities, and story advancement.
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+4.0
Bootstrap Island
Roguelike progression with item unlocks and survival milestones encourages accumulation and advancement.
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+4.0
BUMP! Superbrawl
Players accumulate champion levels, unlock characters, and gain rewards through gameplay and battle passes.
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Business Tour - Board Game with Online Multiplayer
Players accumulate properties, upgrades, and cosmetic items; progression systems and rankings exist.
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+4.0
Chaos Galaxy 2
Strong emphasis on accumulating resources, upgrading units, researching tech, and expanding territory.
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+4.0
Clatter
Players accumulate units, upgrades, and mods; career mode features leagues and team development.
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