Progression

Strong emphasis on leveling characters, upgrading gear, and accumulating wealth and properties.

Strong emphasis on accumulating experience, leveling up, unlocking skills, and upgrading stats.

Strong emphasis on accumulating items, crafting upgrades, and base/vehicle development.

Strong progression through leveling, crafting upgrades, and unlocking new worlds and abilities.

Players collect weapons, health upgrades, and unlock multiple endings, showing clear progression.

Units gain experience and level up, unlocking skills and improving stats; campaign progression unlocks more units.

Players research technologies, upgrade trains, expand networks and accumulate assets over time.

Strong emphasis on accumulating upgrades, unlocking bikes and characters, and improving skills through experience.

Players accumulate narrative experiences and choices that affect outcomes.

Roguelike progression with unlocking weapons, skills, and artifacts; players accumulate upgrades and power over runs.

Players accumulate weapons, upgrades, skill points, and gadgets throughout the game.

Strong emphasis on collecting coins, purchasing upgrades, unlocking new abilities, and completing challenges.

Players accumulate upgrades and improve their ships over time, enhancing capabilities and gameplay options.

Strong progression through unlocking bonuses, graduating students, and improving the school.

Strong meta-progression with unlocking characters, gear, and abilities across runs.

Strong progression through resource gathering, base building, survivor development, and legacy rewards.

Strong progression through unlocking ships, weapons, and modules; leveling and upgrades motivate continued play.

Players accumulate skill points, unlock abilities, and collect items to enhance gameplay.

Strong progression through accumulating resources, upgrades, skills, and surviving longer each run.

Strong emphasis on leveling up characters, upgrading equipment, completing quests, and accumulating resources.

Players accumulate upgrades, skills, and collectibles that enhance combat and survivability.

Players collect currency, unlock characters, and purchase upgrades, showing clear progression mechanics.

Leveling, skill upgrades, item collection, and glory points system drive character progression.

Character and equipment progression is central, with many upgrades, martial arts, and builds to develop.