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Chants of Sennaar
Progression through unlocking languages, puzzles, and story elements is a key motivator.
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+4.0
Chicken Invaders 4
Players collect keys, unlock weapons, skins, and difficulties, supporting a sense of advancement.
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+4.0
Chinese Street Food Legend
Clear progression through upgrades, unlocking new stalls, and visual improvements.
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+5.0
Combolands: Roguelike Citybuilder
Strong progression through unlocking guilds, buildings, heirlooms, and difficulty levels.
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+4.0
Drill Bird
Strong progression through collecting ores, upgrading tools, and unlocking abilities.
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+5.0
Factorio
Core gameplay revolves around accumulating resources, technologies, and factory upgrades.
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+4.0
Fretless - The Wrath of Riffson
Players collect riffs, upgrades, and pedals to enhance instruments and combat effectiveness.
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+5.0
Garden Galaxy
Strong progression through collecting items, unlocking sets, and expanding garden space.
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+5.0
Hades
Strong sense of accumulating upgrades, unlocking weapons, and improving abilities over time.
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+4.0
Holo vs Robo
Players accumulate units, upgrades, and unlockables; progression through story, achievements, and side content.
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+4.0
Jacksmith: Weapons and Warriors
Clear progression through unlocking weapons, materials, and achievements; players accumulate upgrades.
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+5.0
Journey of Realm:Dawn Dew
Strong progression through item collection, skill upgrades, build presets, and character development.
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+4.0
Mirage Feathers
Upgrades, unlockables, and permanent improvements provide a sense of advancement.
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+5.0
Mount & Blade: Warband
Strong emphasis on accumulating power, items, land, and upgrades throughout the game.
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+5.0
Path of Achra
Strong progression through unlocking new races, classes, religions, skills, and prestige classes, plus item acquisition.
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+4.0
Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition
Players accumulate plants, upgrades, and unlock modes; progression is a key gameplay element.
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+5.0
Pokémon Infinite Fusion
Strong emphasis on collecting, evolving, and upgrading fused Pokémon and progressing through badges and story.
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+5.0
RimWorld
Strong focus on research, item acquisition, upgrades, and colony development.
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+5.0
Slime Rancher
Strong emphasis on collecting plorts, upgrading ranch, unlocking areas, and acquiring new slimes.
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+5.0
Squeakross: Home Squeak Home
Strong progression through unlocking furniture, clothing, stickers, and new rooms.
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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
The Legend of Heroes: Trails to Azure
Strong emphasis on character leveling, equipment upgrades, and unlocking new abilities and Master Quartz.
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+5.0
Touhou Kouryudou ~ Unconnected Marketeers.
Strong progression through unlocking and purchasing cards, accumulating power and resources.
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+4.0
Travellin Cats Around the World
Progression through multiple levels, achievements, and unlocking bonus content.
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