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Progression + Continuation
A strong dose of progression and continuation in the same game.
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FTL: Faster Than Light
Strong progression through unlocking ships, upgrading systems, and acquiring weapons and crew.
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+5.0
The Planet Crafter
Clear and satisfying progression through unlocking items, upgrades, and terraforming milestones.
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+5.0
Unicorn Overlord
Strong emphasis on accumulating items, upgrading units, recruiting characters, and expanding army capabilities.
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+5.0
World of Warcraft
Strong emphasis on accumulating gear, upgrades, and achievements through quests, dungeons, and raids.
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+5.0
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion® Game of the Year Edition (2009)
Strong progression through leveling, acquiring items, and completing quests.
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+5.0
Abiotic Factor
Strong item and skill progression with meaningful upgrades and crafting.
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+5.0
Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance
Strong progression through resource management, tech tiers, and experimental unit development.
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+5.0
Monster Train
Strong progression through unlocking cards, clans, upgrades, and difficulty levels.
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+5.0
Pokémon Silver Version
Strong emphasis on collecting, leveling up, evolving Pokémon, and completing the Pokédex.
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+5.0
Mindustry
Strong progression through tech trees, resource accumulation, and unlocking advanced units and buildings.
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+5.0
NGU IDLE
Core motivation is accumulating upgrades, items, and increasing stats through rebirths and challenges.
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+5.0
Vampire Crawlers: The Turbo Wildcard from Vampire Survivors
Strong meta-progression with unlocking characters, cards, upgrades, and evolving decks.
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+5.0
Grim Dawn
Strong focus on leveling, item acquisition, skill upgrades, and unlocking new content and abilities.
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+5.0
The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind® Game of the Year Edition
Strong emphasis on leveling skills, acquiring items, and character advancement.
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+5.0
PAYDAY 2
Strong progression system with leveling, skill trees, weapon unlocks, and infamy resets.
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+5.0
Slay the Spire 2
Strong progression through unlocking cards, relics, characters, and ascension levels.
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+5.0
BALL x PIT
Strong meta-progression through base-building, character unlocks, and ball upgrades; players accumulate power and…
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+5.0
Nubby's Number Factory
Strong progression through unlocking items, perks, supervisors, and achieving higher scores and rounds.
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+5.0
Total War: WARHAMMER II
Strong progression through unlocking factions, upgrading armies, and accumulating resources and power.
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+5.0
Berry Bury Berry
Strong emphasis on accumulating upgrades, items, and unlocking multiple endings.
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+5.0
Halls of Torment
Strong progression systems with permanent upgrades, item collection, and character development across runs.
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+5.0
Wandering Sword
Strong emphasis on character progression via cultivation, skill acquisition, equipment crafting, and unlocking new…
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+5.0
Warframe
Strong emphasis on accumulating items, upgrades, and mastery ranks.
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+5.0
Leaf Blower Revolution - Idle Game
Strong emphasis on accumulating items, upgrades, and prestige systems to advance.
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