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Popular, well-rated games with a strong progression score.
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Review scores are shown out of 100
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+5.0
Factory Town Idle
Strong focus on accumulating resources, unlocking upgrades, and leveling towns.
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+5.0
FINAL FANTASY TACTICS - The Ivalice Chronicles
Strong emphasis on leveling characters, unlocking jobs, abilities, and acquiring equipment.
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+5.0
FINAL FANTASY VIII
Strong emphasis on character progression, item collection, and upgrades.
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+5.0
Granvir
Roguelike progression with accumulating parts, upgrades, and campaign advancement.
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+5.0
NEO: The World Ends with You
Strong emphasis on collecting pins, leveling up, acquiring food and clothing upgrades, and completing side quests.
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+5.0
Sid Meier's Civilization® III Complete
Strong focus on technological advancement, city growth, unit upgrades, and accumulating power.
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+5.0
Thief Simulator 2
Strong emphasis on accumulating money, tools, upgrades, and unlocking new abilities.
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+5.0
Through the Ages
Strong emphasis on accumulating cards, technologies, wonders, and culture points.
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+5.0
Vampire Hunters
Strong emphasis on accumulating weapons, upgrades, characters, and relics with meaningful meta progression.
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+5.0
Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links
Strong focus on collecting cards, leveling characters, and upgrading decks.
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+5.0
Idle Waters
Strong emphasis on collecting fish, upgrading gear, unlocking locations, and completing quests.
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+5.0
Dragon Warrior
Strong emphasis on accumulating experience, gold, and equipment to advance and overcome challenges.
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+5.0
Circle Empires Rivals
Strong progression through unlocking leaders, units, upgrades, and unit veterancy; core gameplay revolves around growth.
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+5.0
Curious Expedition 2
Strong emphasis on accumulating items, upgrades, fame, and unlocking new characters and equipment.
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+5.0
Drop Duchy
Strong meta-progression system with unlockable cards, factions, and upgrades driving player advancement.
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+5.0
Full Metal Furies
Strong RPG elements with leveling, skill trees, equipment upgrades, and mastery systems driving player progression.
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+5.0
Hollow Survivors: Prologue
Clear progression through accumulating upgrades, unlocking permanent improvements, and building stronger characters.
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+5.0
INAZUMA ELEVEN: Victory Road
Extensive progression systems including character leveling, skill trees, and item collection.
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+5.0
Pocket Academy 3
Clear progression through building upgrades, student achievements, unlocking new content, and school rankings.
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+5.0
POPGOES Arcade
Strong emphasis on accumulating upgrades, items, achievements, and completing multiple campaign percentages.
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+5.0
SaGa Frontier 2 Remastered
Strong emphasis on accumulating skills, items, and character upgrades across generations.
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+5.0
Sid Meier's Civilization® IV
Strong progression through technology, city development, and military upgrades.
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+5.0
Star Fire: Eternal Cycle
Strong progression systems with unlockable weapons, outfits, permanent upgrades, and build enhancements.
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+5.0
Templar Battleforce
Strong emphasis on accumulating experience, requisition points, new skills, and equipment to enhance squad power.
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