Progression

Weapon upgrades, ammo collection, and story progression provide clear sense of advancement.

Strong progression through tech trees, unit upgrades, hero leveling, and empire expansion.

Strong emphasis on accumulating and upgrading items, leveling classes, and unlocking skills.

Strong focus on accumulating items, loot, upgrades, and character power through dungeon crawling and quest completion.

Strong emphasis on accumulating upgrades, supply drops, and experience points to enhance abilities and gear.

Strong progression through unlocking characters, upgrading skills, and completing campaign and roguelike modes.

Strong emphasis on item collection, upgrading gear, leveling up, and unlocking new skills.

Strong emphasis on accumulating resources, upgrades, and victory points through strategic development.

Strong progression through hero leveling, artifact collection, and town upgrades.

Strong focus on accumulating and upgrading treasures, unlocking characters, and advancing realms.

Strong emphasis on accumulating resources, technologies, ships, and planets to advance empire power.

Strong emphasis on leveling up, collecting Pokémon, earning badges, and acquiring items.

Strong emphasis on accumulating items, upgrading skills, unlocking areas, and completing quests.

Clear accumulation of ships, upgrades, bases, and power as core gameplay loop.

Strong progression through leveling, gear upgrades, crafting, and unlocking new abilities.

Strong emphasis on accumulating resources, leveling up, unlocking content, and multiple endings.

Strong focus on accumulating achievements as a form of progression; upgrades exist but are superficial.

Strong progression through acquiring cars, upgrading tools, and expanding dealership.

Strong emphasis on earning money, unlocking weapons, and upgrading gear.

Progression is tied to completing puzzles and unlocking new adult scenes and gallery content.

Linear progression through unlocking new cards and adult scenes; collection is a key motivator.

Players accumulate experience, items, and upgrades; progression is a core gameplay element.

Clear progression through world levels, unlocking new materials, crafting recipes, and bosses.

Clear accumulation of upgrades and power increases through a skill tree.