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Progression
Accumulating items or upgrades
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Zoria: Age of Shattering
Strong focus on leveling up characters, acquiring gear, and upgrading the outpost.
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+4.0
Aron's Adventure
Players accumulate skill points, craft and equip better gear, and unlock abilities, showing clear progression.
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+4.0
Ascend: Reborn
Strong emphasis on leveling up, ascending, collecting gear, and unlocking emblems; clear progression system.
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+4.0
Ballpoint Universe - Infinite
Strong emphasis on collecting ink currency and upgrading ship parts and weapons.
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+4.0
Battlestar Galactica: Scattered Hopes
Strong meta-progression system with unlocks and upgrades rewarding continued play
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+4.0
Buzz Aldrin's Space Program Manager
Players accumulate upgrades, improve technology reliability, and advance through mission milestones.
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+4.0
Caesar™ IV
Players accumulate resources, upgrades, and city improvements as they advance through scenarios.
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+4.0
Cities in Motion
Players accumulate vehicles, unlock new transport types, and expand networks over time.
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+4.0
Constructor
Players accumulate buildings, upgrades, tenants, and weapons to advance their position.
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+4.0
Dark Quest 3
Strong progression through unlocking heroes, upgrading abilities, and improving starting conditions with crystals.
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+4.0
Dead Island 2
Strong emphasis on accumulating weapons, upgrades, skill cards, and completing quests.
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+4.0
Dead Rising 2: Off the Record
Strong emphasis on leveling up, acquiring weapons, and unlocking new abilities and combos.
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+4.0
Deadly 30
Strong emphasis on collecting scrap, upgrading weapons, defenses, and character abilities over 30 days.
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+4.0
Dragon Marked For Death
Strong emphasis on leveling up, acquiring and upgrading gear, and unlocking new quests and characters.
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+4.0
Dungeon Journey
Strong emphasis on accumulating experience, items, and upgrades to improve characters and gear.
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+4.0
Dust & Neon
Strong emphasis on accumulating weapons, upgrades, and unlocking new areas and bosses.
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+4.0
Evil Bank Manager
Progression through acquiring assets, upgrading departments, and expanding influence is core gameplay.
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+4.0
Fishing: North Atlantic - Enhanced Edition
Strong emphasis on acquiring new boats, upgrading equipment, and expanding fishing empire.
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+4.0
GetsuFumaDen: Undying Moon
Strong emphasis on accumulating materials, unlocking weapons, and upgrading stats through repeated runs.
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+4.0
HARVESTELLA
Strong emphasis on upgrading weapons, farming tools, and unlocking new jobs and areas.
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+4.0
Headquarters: World War II
Core units gain experience and skills; players collect upgrades and unlock new units and abilities.
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+4.0
Infinity Wars: Animated Trading Card Game
Players accumulate cards, boosters, and upgrades; leveling and rewards support progression.
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+4.0
Kingdoms of Amalur: Re-Reckoning
Strong emphasis on leveling, acquiring gear, crafting, and unlocking abilities
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+4.0
Legends of Callasia
Players accumulate upgrades, build towns and towers, and improve armies over time.
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