Progression

Strong emphasis on accumulating cybernetic modules, upgrading skills, and collecting weapons and items.

Strong meta-progression with unlockable classes, weapons, combos, and upgrades that accumulate over multiple runs.

Strong progression systems with upgrades, badges, skill trees, and collectible improvements.

Strong emphasis on accumulating better ships, equipment, ranks, and resources throughout gameplay.

Strong emphasis on accumulating wealth, items, upgrades, and expanding business empire.

Strong progression through weapon upgrades, health increases, and story advancement.

Heavy meta progression with unlockable characters, skill trees, runes, weapons, and achievements.

Strong emphasis on accumulating experience, items, and upgrades to strengthen characters and advance.

Strong sense of progression through acquiring gear, skills, and faction membership; rewarding power growth.

Strong emphasis on accumulating upgrades, supply drops, and experience points to enhance abilities and gear.

Strong emphasis on accumulating weapons, ammo, upgrades, and completing missions to advance.

Strong focus on collecting frogs, mushrooms, and upgrades; unlocking new areas and story progression.

Strong emphasis on collecting Pokémon, leveling up, acquiring badges, and unlocking new content.

Strong emphasis on character leveling, equipment upgrades, and unlocking new abilities and Master Quartz.

Central to gameplay with extensive item, skill, and character upgrades driving player advancement.

Strong progression through unlocking fish, equipment, aquarium ranks, and campaign achievements.

Strong focus on accumulating wealth, assets, company shares, and upgrades throughout gameplay.

Strong emphasis on acquiring items, upgrades, and character development throughout the game.

Strong meta-progression with unlockable characters, weapons, runes, and upgrades driving advancement.

Strong progression through leveling, acquiring shells, abilities, and upgrades; collecting items and achievements.

Strong emphasis on acquiring ships, upgrades, and expanding fleet power

Strong focus on accumulating resources, upgrading buildings, and unlocking new units and planets.

Core gameplay loop centers on accumulating upgrades, unlocking classes, and progressing through new game plus cycles.

Strong emphasis on research, tech tree advancement, weapon and base upgrades, and unlocking new content.