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Popular, well-rated games with a strong progression score.
Explore play styles & combinations ↓+5 Progression affinity
Review scores are shown out of 100
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+5.0
PlateUp!
Strong roguelite progression with unlocking recipes, upgrades, and restaurant improvements over runs.
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+5.0
Call of Duty: Warzone
Strong emphasis on accumulating weapons, upgrades, cash, and battle pass rewards.
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+5.0
Goddess of Victory: Nikke
Strong emphasis on accumulating upgrades, characters, and power level to overcome content and unlock story.
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+5.0
Pokémon Crystal Version
Strong emphasis on leveling up Pokémon, collecting badges, items, and completing the Pokédex.
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+5.0
Pokémon Silver Version
Strong emphasis on collecting, leveling up, evolving Pokémon, and completing the Pokédex.
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+5.0
Super Mario 64 DS
Strong progression through collecting 150 stars, unlocking characters, new areas, and minigames.
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+5.0
UFC Undisputed 3
Strong emphasis on accumulating skills, stats, sponsors, and career achievements through gameplay.
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+5.0
Xenoblade Chronicles 2
Strong emphasis on acquiring new Blades, upgrading skills, and leveling characters.
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+5.0
Mindustry
Strong progression through tech trees, resource accumulation, and unlocking advanced units and buildings.
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+5.0
NGU IDLE
Core motivation is accumulating upgrades, items, and increasing stats through rebirths and challenges.
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+5.0
Vampire Crawlers: The Turbo Wildcard from Vampire Survivors
Strong meta-progression with unlocking characters, cards, upgrades, and evolving decks.
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+5.0
Grim Dawn
Strong focus on leveling, item acquisition, skill upgrades, and unlocking new content and abilities.
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+5.0
SPORE™
Strong progression through evolutionary stages, acquiring parts, upgrades, and expanding empires.
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+5.0
Ori and the Blind Forest
Strong emphasis on gaining new abilities, upgrades, and unlocking new map areas.
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+5.0
Resident Evil 4 (2005)
Strong emphasis on collecting currency, upgrading weapons, and unlocking new content.
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+5.0
The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind® Game of the Year Edition
Strong emphasis on leveling skills, acquiring items, and character advancement.
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+5.0
Gunfire Reborn
Strong emphasis on accumulating weapons, upgrades, talents, and character unlocks across runs.
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+5.0
PAYDAY 2
Strong progression system with leveling, skill trees, weapon unlocks, and infamy resets.
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+5.0
Slay the Spire 2
Strong progression through unlocking cards, relics, characters, and ascension levels.
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+5.0
BALL x PIT
Strong meta-progression through base-building, character unlocks, and ball upgrades; players accumulate power and…
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+5.0
Bills Must Be Paid
Strong emphasis on accumulating upgrades, items, and prestige points to advance.
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+5.0
Learn to Fly 3
Core gameplay revolves around accumulating upgrades, items, and achievements to improve performance.
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+5.0
Nubby's Number Factory
Strong progression through unlocking items, perks, supervisors, and achieving higher scores and rounds.
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+5.0
Rise of Nations: Extended Edition
Strong emphasis on technological advancement, city growth, resource accumulation, and military upgrades throughout eras.
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