Progression

Strong emphasis on leveling up units, acquiring and equipping items, and unlocking skills

Roguelite progression with unlockable characters, loadouts, and upgrades; accumulating power over runs.

Collecting weapons, items, and unlocking mutators provide a sense of advancement.

Players unlock new technologies, robots, recipes, and planets as they progress.

Character leveling, skill unlocking, and equipment crafting provide clear progression.

Clear accumulation of upgrades and power increases through a skill tree.

Strong emphasis on leveling, unlocking skills, corruption levels, and multiple endings based on progression.

Strong progression through tool upgrades, farm expansion, relationship levels, and town development.

Strong progression through acquiring items, upgrading store, vehicles, and expanding business.

Strong progression systems with hero leveling, deck building, and wagon upgrades that enhance power over time.

Strong emphasis on accumulating upgrades, weapons, and meta progression through runs.

Strong emphasis on accumulating upgrades, crafting items, and improving train and weapons.

Strong emphasis on accumulating weapons, abilities, perks, and collectibles to advance and unlock areas.

Players collect moves, gear, and ranks through PvE and PvP progression systems.

Strong progression system with unlocks, ranks, and upgrades motivating continued play.

Strong emphasis on accumulating upgrades, unlocking restaurants, and improving equipment.

Strong emphasis on upgrading equipment, unlocking recipes, and progressing through levels and restaurants.

Meta progression unlocks new weapons, talents, and starting cards, encouraging long-term advancement.

Strong progression system with unlocking new vehicles, tools, licenses, and properties to expand the company.

Strong progression through unlocking weapons, gear, upgrades, and story advancement.

Players accumulate gold, unlock new cards and characters, and improve starting decks through meta progression.

Progression through collecting crystals and unlocking new abilities is a key motivator.

Strong focus on accumulating weapons, modules, and upgrades to improve combat effectiveness

Players unlock new ships, weapons, and upgrades throughout the campaign.