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Progression
Accumulating items or upgrades
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+4.0
Never Mourn
Strong progression through leveling, unlocking spells, and upgrading minions across runs.
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+4.0
Nin Online
Leveling, mastery unlocking, item collection, and village rank systems provide strong progression incentives.
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+4.0
Okhlos: Omega
Unlockable heroes and upgrades accumulate to enhance future runs.
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+4.0
Per Aspera
Strong focus on accumulating resources, research, and upgrades to advance terraforming and colony.
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+4.0
Pixel Puzzles Ultimate Jigsaw Puzzles
Players accumulate achievements, unlock cosmetic items, and purchase new puzzle packs, showing clear progression.
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+4.0
Pro Cycling Manager 2018
Clear progression systems through rider leveling, team upgrades, and contract negotiations.
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+4.0
Pro Cycling Manager 2024
Focus on accumulating upgrades, improving riders, and advancing through career milestones.
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+4.0
Raw Data
Players unlock new abilities, weapons, and turrets; progression is a key motivator and gameplay element.
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+4.0
Seer's Gambit
Strong meta-progression system with unlocks, upgrades, and character growth across runs.
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+4.0
Seven: Enhanced Edition
Character progression via acquiring and upgrading equipment and skill chips; quest completion.
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+4.0
Sigma Theory: Global Cold War
Players accumulate scientists, technologies, and upgrades to advance toward victory.
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+4.0
Spells & Secrets
Strong progression system with experience, spells, artifacts, and cosmetics unlocking over time.
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+4.0
STAR WARS™ - The Force Unleashed™ Ultimate Sith Edition
Experience points, unlockable combos, upgrades, and collectibles provide clear progression.
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+4.0
Teslagrad 2
Players collect upgrades and abilities that enhance movement and unlock new areas.
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+4.0
The Flame in the Flood
Strong progression through crafting, raft upgrades, and resource accumulation.
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+4.0
The Outer Worlds: Spacer's Choice Edition
Level cap increase, weapon and armor upgrades, and skill development emphasize progression.
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+4.0
TOOK: The Immortal Hero
Players accumulate experience, skill points, items, and upgrades to enhance their character and abilities.
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+4.0
WAKFU
Strong progression systems with leveling, item acquisition, professions, and political advancement.
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+4.0
War on the Sea
Campaign progression involves accumulating ships, upgrades, and controlling territory.
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+4.0
2025: Mosaic Retrospective
Players progressively unlock mosaic sections and achievements, accumulating visual and informational rewards.
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+4.0
Above Snakes
Clear progression through unlocking tiles, crafting better gear, and advancing the story.
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+4.0
Agatha Christie - Death on the Nile
Progression through chapters, unlocking clues, collecting items (golden mustaches, records), and multiple endings.
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+4.0
Assassin’s Creed Shadows
Strong emphasis on acquiring skills, weapons, armor, and upgrading hideout.
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+4.0
Beholgar
Players collect gold, weapons, and permanent upgrades to progress through the game.
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