Progression

Meta progression through unlocking items, gear, and modifiers that affect future runs.

Players accumulate gear, unlock pilots, and level up rigs, showing clear progression and upgrade systems.

Strong emphasis on accumulating ships, upgrades, and reputation through missions and exploration.

Players accumulate resources, research technologies, and upgrade buildings to advance their settlements.

Strong emphasis on acquiring ships, upgrades, credits, and building stations as progression markers.

Strong progression through technology, resource acquisition, and empire expansion.

Clear progression through unlocking gods, relics, and climbing difficulty ladders.

Players progress by unlocking new areas, acquiring new abilities, and solving puzzles to advance the story.

Structured progression through increasingly complex challenges and unlocking new coding features.

Players accumulate weapons, XP, and upgrades; achievement hunting is a strong motivator.

Players accumulate better ships, weapons, and gear through exploration and quest completion.

Strong progression through resource gathering, base building, and upgrades.

Players accumulate items, upgrades, skills, and unlock new areas and features progressively.

Players accumulate ranks, stats, and cosmetic items; progression through skill and achievements is emphasized.

Strong item and skill progression; players collect loot, upgrade gear, and develop characters throughout the game.

Extensive level progression, unlocking modifiers, characters, and achievements.

Strong emphasis on accumulating upgrades, leveling characters, and improving gear throughout the campaign.

Strong emphasis on collecting cards, leveling characters, completing quests, and unlocking new abilities and combos.

Players accumulate items, blueprints, and upgrades through quests and crafting.

Players accumulate items, equipment, and XP, unlocking new gear and maps, showing clear progression.

Players accumulate items, unlock ships, weapons, and abilities through faction progression and gameplay.

Players accumulate resources, build infrastructure, upgrade units, and expand territory over time.

Strong emphasis on acquiring weapons, upgrades, and war assets; progression impacts gameplay and story.

Game features resource management, crafting, and character progression through upgrades and achievements.