Progression

Strong emphasis on accumulating mines, upgrades, and resources to progress through the game.

Progression through acquiring and upgrading weapon forms, items, and evolving abilities during runs.

Players accumulate items, unlock races, and level up classes to grow stronger.

Strong emphasis on accumulating troops, items, and character upgrades throughout the game.

Progression through unlocking cards, relics, and achievements encourages advancement.

Strong in-run progression through equipment, unit upgrades, blessings, and unlocking content.

Strong meta progression system with unlocks, upgrades, and character development across runs.

Players collect upgrades and new gateway guns that unlock new areas and puzzle solutions.

Collecting stars to unlock constellations and upgrades drives progression; clear sense of advancement.

Strong progression through upgrades, unlocking spells, and expanding army power.

Players accumulate skills and unlock characters.

Players collect items, upgrade equipment, and unlock subclasses; progression is central to gameplay.

Strong emphasis on accumulating cards, equipment, and skill upgrades to enhance character power.

Collectibles, weapon upgrades, and unlocking new abilities provide a clear sense of advancement.

Strong emphasis on collecting items, upgrading equipment, and unlocking skills for character advancement.

Players accumulate weapons, upgrades, and unlock new areas, showing clear progression mechanics.

Clear progression through unlocking crops, animals, decorations, and achievements.

Strong meta progression with unlockable characters, weapons, and permanent upgrades.

Clear progression through unlocking abilities, increasing carrying capacity, and completing larger, more complex areas.

Character stats, skills, equipment, and crafting recipes improve over time; players invest in upgrades and abilities.

Players accumulate items, gear, experience, and level up their hero progressively.

Progression through research, unlocking new items, and expanding park facilities is a core gameplay element.

Strong focus on accumulating resources, upgrades, and improved equipment over campaign.

Players collect upgrades, heart and mana shards, and elemental powers to progress.