Progression

Strong progression through acquiring spells, upgrades, and crafting equipment.

Strong focus on accumulating items, upgrading shop and heroes, and unlocking new content.

Strong emphasis on unlocking abilities, upgrading characters, and collecting items.

Strong meta-progression with unlocking characters, cards, and abilities over many runs.

Strong emphasis on gradual accumulation of items, machines, and upgrades through crafting and farming.

Strong meta progression system with unlocking and upgrading runes, talismans, and map nodes.

Core gameplay revolves around accumulating experience, items, upgrades, and unlocking new characters.

Strong meta progression with skill trees, permanent upgrades, and build unlocks driving player advancement.

Strong emphasis on leveling units, recruiting heroes, and acquiring upgrades throughout campaigns.

Strong emphasis on accumulating items, upgrades, and character growth through repeated runs and battles.

Strong focus on leveling, gear acquisition, talent unlocking, and character power growth.

Strong focus on accumulating resources, unlocking technologies, upgrading stations, and building ships.

Clear progression through unlocking new businesses, upgrades, and employees is central to gameplay.

Strong emphasis on accumulating skills, items, and upgrades; new game plus and carryover features enhance progression.

Strong focus on accumulating upgrades, items, and expanding the shop and grow operation.

Core gameplay revolves around accumulating upgrades, unlocking weapons, equipment, and character enhancements.

Strong emphasis on leveling skills, acquiring items, and upgrading abilities.

Strong progression systems with unlocking cards, characters, relics, blessings, and upgrades.

Strong emphasis on collecting loot, upgrading gear, and leveling up character.

Strong emphasis on accumulating gear, leveling heroes, unlocking pets, and upgrading abilities.

Persistent character progression through experience, gold, and unlockable pins and skills is a core gameplay element.

Strong progression through mission completion, character upgrades, vehicle and weapon acquisition, and territory…

Strong emphasis on leveling up characters, acquiring skills, magic, and equipment to grow stronger.

Strong emphasis on accumulating weapons, upgrades, and unlocks through runs, with meta-progression and build…