Progression

Players accumulate points to unlock movies and content, and level up characters, showing clear progression.

Progression through unlocking puzzles, artwork, and music tracks.

Players progress by unlocking puzzles, areas, and gaining knowledge; achievements and completionist goals exist.

Players progress through floors, unlock secrets, and gain new knowledge and tools to advance.

Players accumulate completed levels and achievements, with DLC adding new content and mechanics.

Players accumulate coins and resources to upgrade their capital city and unlock items.

Players accumulate achievements, upgrades, and customize their trees over time.

Players accumulate gear, unlock skills, and advance through quests and story.

Strong emphasis on character leveling, item collection, and story advancement.

Players accumulate hardware, software, exploits, and upgrades to improve their hacking capabilities.

Players collect gas canisters and unlock story elements, showing clear progression and goal achievement.

Strong progression through unlocking captains, trinkets, items, and ranks.

Players accumulate wrestlers, belts, moves, and promotion upgrades, advancing their created wrestling worlds.

Players accumulate trains, lines, and upgrades, expanding their rail empire progressively.

Strong emphasis on accumulating resources, upgrading buildings, recruiting troops, and expanding estates.

Players accumulate shields, power-ups, and advance through levels, showing clear progression.

Players collect items, upgrades, and unlock new abilities and dungeons, with multiple endings and post-game content.

Players accumulate items, upgrades, and unlock characters/buildings through runs and town-building.

Achievement unlocking, character and item acquisition, and track exploration provide clear progression incentives.

Players accumulate stars, unlock train upgrades, and progress through increasingly difficult levels.

Players accumulate ranks, cosmetic items, and improve skills, reflecting clear progression.

Strong progression through crafting, resource accumulation, skill upgrades, and story advancement.

Players accumulate aircraft, upgrades, and mission achievements over time.

Clear progression through farming upgrades, blob leveling, friendship hearts, and unlocking new content.