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Dying Light: The Beast
Players accumulate items, upgrades, and skills; story and side quests advance character power.
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ELDERBORN
Players collect weapons, level up stats, and unlock abilities; NG+ mode adds replay progression.
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+4.0
Eschalon: Book I
Strong emphasis on leveling up, acquiring skills, and collecting equipment.
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+4.0
Fearmonium
Players collect items, upgrades, and abilities that enhance combat and traversal, enabling access to new areas.
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+4.0
Fishing Adventure
Strong emphasis on accumulating currency, upgrading gear, unlocking new areas, and completing quests.
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+4.0
Flashback
Players collect items, unlock achievements, and progress through levels and story.
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+4.0
Guild Saga: Vanished Worlds
Meaningful character and equipment progression with upgrades and skill improvements drive advancement.
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+4.0
HEART of CROWN Online
Strong progression through deck growth, card acquisition, and accumulating succession points.
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+4.0
HELLCARD: Prologue
Strong progression system with card upgrades, artifact acquisition, and unlocking new content.
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+4.0
Here Comes The Swarm
Strong progression systems with unlocking upgrades, units, and abilities across runs and modes.
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+4.0
Hexen: Beyond Heretic
Players collect weapons, keys, and items to unlock new areas and advance through the game.
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+4.0
ICBM: Escalation
Extensive research trees, unit upgrades, and accumulation of military assets drive progression.
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+4.0
INCISION
Players collect weapons, ammo, and extra lives; progress through episodes and unlock bestiary.
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+4.0
Inkulinati
Unlocking new beasts, talents, and abilities provides a sense of advancement and power accumulation.
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+4.0
LEGO® Marvel Super Heroes 2
Players collect characters, unlock levels, and gather collectibles, showing clear accumulation and advancement.
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+4.0
Outhold
Strong meta-progression with unlockable upgrades, build loadouts, and resource accumulation.
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+4.0
Penny Arcade's On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness 3
Strong emphasis on leveling up characters, acquiring new classes, equipment, and abilities.
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+4.0
Protolife
Players accumulate new tower types, unlock upgrades, and gain research points to create custom towers, showing clear…
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+4.0
Revenge of the Savage Planet
Players accumulate upgrades, new gear, and collectibles that enhance abilities and unlock new areas.
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+4.0
Shantae: Risky's Revenge - Director's Cut
Collecting items, upgrades, and unlocking new abilities drives player progression.
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+4.0
Soldiers: Heroes of World War II - Enhanced Edition
Players collect weapons, ammo, and upgrades; inventory and resource management are important.
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+4.0
Son of a Witch
Unlocking characters, weapons, and pets through achievements and quests; progression tied to item acquisition and run…
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Songs of Conquest
Strong progression through hero leveling, research, town building, and unit upgrades.
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+4.0
Super Sanctum TD
Strong progression system with experience, perks, unlockable towers and skills enhancing player power.
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