Progression

Progression through acquiring resources, crafting, base building, and defeating bosses.

Clear progression through leveling, equipment upgrades, town building, and unlocking new content and classes.

Clear progression through unlocking shops, upgrades, employee skills, and achievements.

Clear progression through unlocking new tools, buildings, land plots, and achievements.

Clear progression through unlocking tools, upgrades, and expanding operations.

Strong progression through tech trees, unit upgrades, and territorial conquest; resource accumulation is key.

Strong progression through skill training, item collection, crafting, and unlocking new prisons.

Clear progression through upgrades, unlocking skills, and advancing through waves and maps.

Clear progression through upgrading ship, crew skills, reputation, and unlocking new content.

Clear progression through professions, tool upgrades, and unlocking new areas.

Strong progression through research, crafting, and base upgrades culminating in mission completion.

Clear progression through building upgrades, student achievements, unlocking new content, and school rankings.

Clear progression through crafting, upgrading gear, and unlocking spells; players motivated by advancement.

Strong progression through leveling, unlocking new crops, buildings, and features motivates continued play.

Strong progression through building upgrades, hero leveling, and accumulating gold and resources.

Clear progression through resource collection, upgrades, and story advancement.

Clear progression through resource gathering, crafting upgrades, stat improvements, and relationship milestones.

Character leveling, skill upgrades, and equipment crafting provide clear progression.

Clear progression through upgrades, unlocking new areas, and evolving loddles.

Clear progression through unlocking abilities, increasing carrying capacity, and completing larger, more complex areas.

Clear progression through crafting, base building, skill upgrades, and story advancement

Clear progression through leveling, item acquisition, and skill upgrades.

Strong progression through store and home upgrades, unlocking new items and story branches.

Clear progression through skill leveling, crafting upgrades, and unlocking new abilities.