Progression

Strong focus on accumulating resources, upgrading buildings, and expanding cartel power.

Core gameplay centers on accumulating currency, upgrades, and items to advance.

Strong focus on acquiring ships, weapons, blueprints, and upgrades through trading and missions.

Strong emphasis on unlocking licenses, expanding store, and acquiring new products and upgrades.

Strong emphasis on accumulating weapons, armor, upgrades, and experience to advance through the game.

Strong emphasis on accumulating weapons, upgrades, fighting styles, and unlockables across playthroughs.

Strong emphasis on accumulating skill points, upgrading gear, and unlocking abilities.

Strong emphasis on accumulating upgrades, levels, and currencies to progress.

Strong emphasis on collecting items, upgrading abilities, and character growth through gameplay.

Strong progression through leveling, gear upgrades, faction ranks, and skills

Extensive leveling, skill ranking, gear upgrading, and rebirth systems provide strong sense of advancement.

Heavy emphasis on collecting, upgrading, and progressing through gear, parts, and pilot abilities.

Core gameplay revolves around accumulating items, upgrading heroes, and unlocking new content.

Strong focus on accumulating gear, leveling characters, upgrading skills, and unlocking new content.

Strong focus on accumulating and upgrading equipment, items, and abilities to overcome challenges.

Strong emphasis on acquiring weapons, upgrades, and resources to improve squad effectiveness.

Strong progression through crafting better gear, unlocking recipes, and character growth.

Strong progression system with unlockables, upgrades, and roguelike meta-progression motivating continued play.

Strong emphasis on leveling up, acquiring loot, upgrading skills, and character development.

Strong emphasis on continuous acquisition of upgrades, gear, and character power.

Strong emphasis on loot acquisition, item upgrades, skill unlocking, and paragon progression.

Clear accumulation of ships, upgrades, bases, and power as core gameplay loop.

Strong emphasis on accumulating technologies, ships, and planetary improvements.

Strong focus on accumulating resources, upgrading population tiers, and expanding empire.