Progression

Strong emphasis on accumulating loot, crafting upgrades, and base building to enhance capabilities.

Players accumulate resources, upgrade buildings, and expand settlements through multiple tiers.

Players collect items, upgrades, and unlock new abilities to progress.

Progression through expanding colony, unlocking buildings, and surviving increasingly difficult planets

Players accumulate territories, upgrade cities, and develop generals, reflecting clear progression mechanics.

Strong emphasis on accumulating power, ranks, troops, and items.

Players accumulate items, upgrades, and unlockables through missions and exploration.

Unlocking characters, weapons, and pets through achievements and quests; progression tied to item acquisition and run…

Strong progression through collecting treasures and upgrading submarine abilities to access new areas.

Players accumulate weapons, upgrades, and class ranks; progression is a strong gameplay element.

Players collect coins, clovers, and unlock new levels and outfits, showing clear progression.

Strong emphasis on accumulating stats, money, and affection points to unlock story events and endings.

Strong emphasis on leveling, equipment upgrades, skill development, and new game plus progression.

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

Players unlock weapons, upgrade gear, and advance through quests and levels.

Strong focus on accumulating upgrades, new skills, and units to increase power and survive harder challenges.

Roguelite upgrades, unlocks, and equipment provide meaningful progression and power growth.

Robust meta-progression with card unlocks, talent trees, and equipment upgrades across runs.

Strong emphasis on accumulating upgrades, perks, and abilities to progress through the game.

Character progression through skill point allocation and equipment acquisition is central.

Players accumulate skill points, weapons, upgrades, and unlock new abilities throughout the game.

Strong emphasis on accumulating skill points, ships, upgrades, and resources.

Players unlock new guns, arenas, and songs; campaign progression and scoring provide a sense of advancement.

Players progress by mastering classes, unlocking characters, and improving skills; some item upgrades and cosmetic…