Progression

Strong focus on accumulating upgrades, resources, and unlocking new abilities tied to narrative progression.

Focus on accumulating a large number of achievements and profile customization items as progression.

Strong emphasis on accumulating upgrades, unlocking trains, and completing achievements.

Strong emphasis on leveling up, acquiring gear, unlocking skills, and completing quests.

Strong meta-progression system with upgrades, unlocks, and permanent improvements driving advancement.

Strong emphasis on unlocking countries, upgrading airports and planes, and expanding the airline network.

Strong emphasis on accumulating upgrades, characters, and power level to overcome content and unlock story.

Strong emphasis on upgrading heroes, unlocking new characters, and improving stats to advance.

Strong emphasis on accumulating hero levels, items, army size, and upgrades throughout gameplay.

Strong progression system with leveling, skill learning, rank promotion, and unit upgrades.

Core motivation is accumulating upgrades, items, and skill points with extensive prestige and ascension systems.

Extensive item, skill, and character upgrades provide strong sense of progression.

Strong meta progression with unlocks, upgrades, and new moves driving player advancement.

Strong meta progression with skill trees, permanent upgrades, and build unlocks driving player advancement.

Strong emphasis on accumulating resources, building infrastructure, and upgrading units.

Clear progression through expanding farms, unlocking buildings, and growing the town economy.

Strong progression through eras, unlocking new trains, industries, and upgrades; token economy drives advancement.

Extensive meta-progression with skill trees, weapon unlocks, and character upgrades rewarding continued play.

Strong emphasis on accumulating experience, upgrading units, and carrying forces through campaigns.

Strong emphasis on leveling up Pokémon, collecting badges, items, and completing the Pokédex.

Strong emphasis on collecting items, unlocking upgrades, and character advancement.

Strong progression through collecting 150 stars, unlocking characters, new areas, and minigames.

Core gameplay revolves around accumulating upgrades, buildings, and permanent bonuses through ascension.

Strong focus on accumulating resources, upgrading farms, and advancing through increasingly complex production chains.