Progression

Strong emphasis on accumulating items, upgrades, and leveling characters.

Strong emphasis on accumulating items, upgrades, and character unlocks to enhance power and abilities.

Strong focus on accumulating upgrades, items, and power through prestige and skill trees.

Core gameplay revolves around acquiring, upgrading, and optimizing loot and gear to increase power.

Strong emphasis on accumulating items, gold, skills, and character upgrades throughout the game.

Strong emphasis on accumulating upgrades, crafting, unlocking weapons, and meta progression.

Strong emphasis on accumulating items, unlocking upgrades, and expanding the criminal enterprise.

Strong progression system with leveling, reincarnation, gear acquisition, and character upgrades.

Strong focus on accumulating gear, upgrades, and levels; progression is a core gameplay loop.

Clear progression through city milestones, unlocking new buildings, research, and production chains.

Strong emphasis on progressing through ages, unlocking buildings, and upgrading city infrastructure.

Core gameplay revolves around upgrading ships, crew, and technologies with extensive progression systems.

Strong emphasis on accumulating experience, items, spells, and upgrades.

Strong focus on accumulating wealth, upgrading trains, expanding networks, and company growth.

Central to gameplay is acquiring properties, upgrading buildings, and accumulating wealth.

Strong progression through item collection, home upgrades, and permanent buffs

Strong emphasis on leveling up characters, acquiring items, and advancing through dungeon floors.

Clear progression through skill trees, garage upgrades, and increasingly difficult repair jobs.

Strong focus on accumulating gear, upgrades, and incremental improvements.

Central motivation is accumulating items, upgrades, and increasing character power.

Strong progression through unlocking characters, upgrading skills, and completing campaign and roguelike modes.

Strong focus on accumulating resources, upgrades, and expanding factory capabilities.

Clear meta-progression system with unlocking classes, amulets, and passive bonuses that enhance future runs.

Core gameplay revolves around accumulating upgrades, resources, and prestige bonuses.