Progression

Strong emphasis on acquiring ships, weapons, upgrades, and completing quests to advance.

Character leveling, equipment upgrades, and augment acquisition provide clear progression and power growth.

Strong emphasis on character and item progression, crafting, and skill acquisition.

Strong emphasis on accumulating items, upgrades, and meta-progression currencies to enhance characters and builds.

Strong focus on accumulating resources, crafting upgrades, and unlocking research tiers.

Strong emphasis on accumulating upgrades, research points, and mech enhancements to advance.

Strong emphasis on accumulating badges, items, and upgrades; progression motivates continued play.

Strong emphasis on accumulating skills, items, and unlocking endings

Strong focus on accumulating gear, upgrading equipment, and character development through multiple systems.

Strong emphasis on collecting cards, leveling infinite cards, and acquiring upgrades.

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

Strong emphasis on player and team progression through career advancement, card collecting, and upgrades.

Strong emphasis on accumulating upgrades, items, and expanding the train base.

Strong emphasis on accumulating ships, upgrades, officers, and experience throughout campaigns.

Strong emphasis on gathering resources, crafting, and upgrading bases and weapons.

Strong emphasis on accumulating hero levels, items, spells, and units; persistent progression across battles.

Strong emphasis on collecting items, upgrading bugs, furniture, and unlocking new story events and character endings.

Central motivation is accumulating items, upgrades, and increasing character power.

Strong emphasis on unlocking characters, items, and upgrades through gameplay and optional purchases.

Strong emphasis on accumulating cards, artifacts, and upgrades through runs and meta progression.

Strong emphasis on collecting, upgrading, and crafting runes to improve decks and power.

Strong emphasis on collecting bugs, leveling them up, and unlocking upgrades to improve performance.

Strong emphasis on accumulating ships, items, upgrades, and port development.

Strong emphasis on accumulating upgrades, parts, and improving units through gameplay.