Progression

Strong emphasis on accumulating ships, upgrades, and reputation through missions and exploration.

Extensive research trees and unit upgrades provide strong sense of progression and power accumulation.

Strong emphasis on leveling up, upgrading towers, and unlocking NG+ levels and meta progression.

Players accumulate upgrades, improve cars, and advance through seasons with increasing success.

Strong progression through research, ship tiers, officer leveling, and base building.

Strong progression through unlocking cards, upgrades, and permanent upgrades after runs.

Strong progression through unlocking weapons, upgrades, abilities, and character traits in roguelike fashion.

Strong progression system with unit promotions, skill unlocks, and resource management throughout missions.

Collecting studs, unlocking characters, crafting items, and completing quests drive progression.

Game features research, base building, rocket upgrades, and mission milestones as progression elements.

Clear progression through unlocking rooms, upgrades, and expanding businesses.

Career mode progression through classes, bike upgrades, and rider market create a sense of advancement.

Clear progression through stable upgrades, horse training, competitions, and star ratings.

Players accumulate upgrades, new heroes, and abilities as they advance through the campaign.

Collecting items, upgrades, and feeding the king-queen drive progression.

Collecting cheese and unlocking upgrades provide a clear sense of progression and accomplishment.

Players accumulate weapons, upgrades, and unlock secrets, showing clear progression.

Players accumulate skill points, unlock perks, and collect items across campaigns and multiplayer modes.

Strong emphasis on collecting materials, crafting better rods/hooks, and leveling up to progress.

Clear progression through company growth, product development, and financial milestones.

Strong emphasis on accumulating items, upgrades, followers, and income to advance.

Progression through weapon upgrades and surviving waves; no character leveling but weapon tiers advance.

Strong progression through unlocking heroes, items, relics, and leveling up characters within and across runs.

Strong progression system with currency, upgrades for weapons, gadgets, and the Paladin aircraft.