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SILENT HILL 2
Players collect items, unlock endings, and advance through story and puzzles.
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Slime Rancher 2
Strong progression through collecting resources, unlocking upgrades, and expanding ranch.
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+4.0
Species: Unknown
Players accumulate items, upgrades, and unlocks that enhance gameplay and character abilities.
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Spiritfarer®: Farewell Edition
Strong progression through collecting resources, upgrading the ship, unlocking recipes, and advancing storylines.
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+4.0
Star Drift Evolution
Progression through earning stars, unlocking cars and tracks, and purchasing vehicles with in-game currency.
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Stephen's Sausage Roll
Progression through unlocking new puzzle islands and mastering new mechanics; accumulating solved puzzles.
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Strange Antiquities
Players accumulate items, unlock new books and maps, and progress through story branches and endings.
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Super Mario Bros. Wonder
Collecting Wonder Seeds, badges, and unlocking new levels provide a clear sense of progression and reward.
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+4.0
The Conquest of Go
Campaign progression, resource accumulation, unlocking abilities, and puzzle completion provide a sense of advancement.
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The Consuming Shadow
Character leveling, unlockables, and item collection provide clear progression and power accumulation.
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The Dishwasher: Vampire Smile
Players accumulate upgrades, weapons, magic, and beads that enhance abilities and combat effectiveness.
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The Dream Globe
Clear progression through upgrades, unlocking new regions, and collecting items.
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The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
Players accumulate items, upgrades, and abilities, progressing through story and exploration.
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The Thrill of the Fight - VR Boxing
Players progress through increasingly difficult opponents and can customize match settings to advance.
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Tin Star
Character stats, skills, relationships, and story outcomes progress based on player choices.
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+4.0
Tree Simulator 2023
Players accumulate achievements, upgrades, and customize their trees over time.
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UFO 50
Many games feature item collection, upgrades, and achievement systems encouraging progression.
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Vertigo 2
Weapon upgrades, new weapons, and New Game+ mode provide strong sense of progression.
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Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun 2
Players accumulate weapons, upgrades, and abilities; branching campaign and character choices add to progression depth.
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Warhammer® 40,000: Dawn of War® - Soulstorm
Progression through unlocking units, upgrades, and campaign territory control; mods add more progression layers.
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Wildermyth
Character leveling, equipment upgrades, and legacy systems emphasize accumulation and growth.
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+4.0
Winds of Change
Progression through story acts, relationship loyalty, and unlocking achievements and endings.
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7 Billion Humans
Players progress through levels and unlock new commands and concepts, improving their programming capabilities.
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+4.0
A Dance of Fire and Ice
Progression through levels, achievements, unlockable skins, and community content provides a sense of advancement.
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