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Progression
Accumulating items or upgrades
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Progression + Strategy
A strong dose of progression and strategy in the same game.
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+5.0
Metroid Prime
Progression through acquiring upgrades, new weapons, and abilities that unlock new areas.
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+5.0
Stardew Valley
Strong progression through farming upgrades, relationships, achievements, and unlocking new content.
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+5.0
Burnout 3: Takedown
Strong progression system with unlocking cars, events, and upgrades tied to performance and achievements.
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+5.0
Terraria
Strong emphasis on collecting items, upgrading gear, and unlocking new content through boss fights and crafting.
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+5.0
Oxide: Survival Island
Strong emphasis on accumulating resources, upgrading gear, and base improvements.
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+5.0
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
Strong progression through acquiring new items, abilities, and unlocking new areas, with clear advancement in power and…
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+5.0
Hades
Strong sense of accumulating upgrades, unlocking weapons, and improving abilities over time.
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+5.0
Vampire Survivors
Strong progression system with unlockable characters, weapons, upgrades, and achievements driving motivation.
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+5.0
Vintage Story
Strong focus on gradual technological and skill progression through ages and crafting complexity.
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+5.0
Schedule I
Strong focus on accumulating items, upgrades, money, and expanding operations.
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+5.0
Xenoblade Chronicles
Strong emphasis on leveling up, acquiring new skills, and collecting equipment to advance characters and story.
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+5.0
Deep Rock Galactic
Strong emphasis on leveling, unlocking weapons, perks, and cosmetic items through gameplay.
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+5.0
Subnautica
Strong progression through acquiring blueprints, crafting better gear, and unlocking new areas.
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+5.0
Cooking Fever
Strong focus on accumulating coins, gems, upgrades, and unlocking new restaurants to advance.
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+5.0
Ghost of Yotei
Strong emphasis on accumulating weapons, armor, upgrades, and abilities as players advance through the game.
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+5.0
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
Strong emphasis on collecting badges, leveling up, acquiring new abilities, and unlocking story chapters.
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+5.0
Persona 3
Strong emphasis on leveling up, acquiring personas, improving stats, and unlocking social links and abilities.
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+5.0
Saros
Strong emphasis on accumulating upgrades, unlocking abilities, and improving stats across runs.
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+5.0
Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars
Strong emphasis on leveling up, acquiring new equipment, unlocking skills, and completing quests.
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+5.0
Black Myth: Wukong
Strong emphasis on accumulating skills, weapons, armor, and upgrades; progression is a core gameplay element.
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+5.0
Satisfactory
Strong progression through unlocking technologies, equipment, and factory upgrades.
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+5.0
Dead Cells
Strong progression system with unlocking weapons, abilities, and shortcuts that persist across runs.
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+5.0
Final Fantasy VII Remake
Strong emphasis on accumulating experience, upgrading weapons, unlocking abilities, and advancing through story and…
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+5.0
Resident Evil 4
Strong emphasis on collecting items, upgrading weapons, and unlocking new abilities.
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