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+5.0
Night Raider
Strong emphasis on acquiring better gear, unlocking higher difficulty maps, and upgrading base and equipment.
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+5.0
Sketchy's Contract
Strong progression systems with leveling, item collection, upgrades, and unlockables.
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+5.0
Strategic Mind: Blitzkrieg
Clear progression system with unit upgrades, equipment, hero abilities, and campaign advancement.
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+4.0
Insect Swarm
Strong focus on accumulating upgrades, weapons, and resources to become more powerful.
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+4.0
METAL GEAR & METAL GEAR 2: Solid Snake
Players collect items, keycards, and weapons to unlock new areas and advance the story.
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+4.0
Microcosmum: survival of cells
Strong emphasis on upgrading cells and unlocking abilities through campaign and DLC.
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+4.0
Rogue Agent
Clear progression through stat upgrades and leveling after missions.
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+4.0
Warplanes: WW1 Sky Aces
Strong focus on acquiring planes, upgrading pilots and crews, and improving base facilities, reflecting clear…
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+5.0
Age of Wonders II: The Wizard's Throne
Strong emphasis on accumulating items, leveling heroes, upgrading cities, and expanding influence.
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+5.0
Deathtrap
Strong focus on leveling characters, upgrading traps, acquiring loot, and crafting.
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+5.0
DYNASTY WARRIORS 8: Xtreme Legends Complete Edition
Strong emphasis on leveling characters, collecting and upgrading weapons, and expanding bases.
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+5.0
Escape From Duckov
Strong emphasis on accumulating loot, upgrading gear and base, and character advancement.
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+5.0
Galactic Mining Corp
Core motivation is accumulating upgrades, items, and achievements to advance drilling capabilities and base.
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+5.0
Hand of Fate 2
Strong progression through unlocking cards, equipment, companions, and completing challenges.
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+5.0
Hell Clock
Strong meta-progression with unlocking constellations, relics, and build upgrades across runs.
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+5.0
Idle Research
Strong focus on accumulating upgrades, resources, and achievements to advance.
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+5.0
LIFE EFFECT
Strong focus on acquiring items, upgrading gear, and developing companions.
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+5.0
Mechs V Kaijus - Tower Defense
Strong emphasis on accumulating upgrades, research points, and mech enhancements to advance.
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+5.0
Moon Corona
Strong focus on accumulating cards, equipment, and upgrading characters.
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+5.0
NOBUNAGA'S AMBITION: Sphere of Influence
Strong progression through territory expansion, officer development, and resource accumulation
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+5.0
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Splintered Fate
Robust meta progression system with permanent upgrades and unlocks motivates continued play.
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+5.0
Diablo
Strong focus on leveling, gear acquisition, skill upgrades, and endgame content progression.
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+5.0
Diablo III
Strong focus on accumulating loot, leveling up, and upgrading gear and abilities.
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+5.0
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
Robust leveling, Prestige Tokens, unlocks, and upgrades drive accumulation of power and status.
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