Progression

Strong progression through unlocking skills, upgrades, clans, and meta-progression points rewarding continued play.

Strong emphasis on item collection, upgrading gear, leveling up, and unlocking new skills.

Strong focus on acquiring items, upgrading gear, and developing companions.

Strong progression through unlocking towns, upgrading industries, and expanding transport capabilities.

Strong focus on accumulating better gladiators, equipment, upgrades, and climbing league ranks.

Strong emphasis on collecting, upgrading monsters, and advancing through story and side content.

Strong emphasis on acquiring and upgrading weapons, armor, and abilities to progress.

Strong emphasis on collecting items, upgrades, and unlocking new areas through progression.

Strong emphasis on leveling up, collecting equipment, and completing quests.

Heavy focus on accumulating virtual currency, upgrades, and player development, though often tied to microtransactions.

Strong emphasis on collecting chips, upgrading programs, and unlocking new content.

Strong progression through upgrades, hero leveling, and unlocking new abilities and difficulties.

Strong focus on accumulating skills, gear, pets, and upgrades with meaningful advancement.

Strong emphasis on accumulating upgrades, souls, and stars to enhance towers and abilities.

Clear progression through research tree and unlocking increasingly complex machines and materials.

Strong progression system with gear upgrades, talents, and dungeon rating advancement.

Strong focus on accumulating and upgrading treasures, unlocking characters, and advancing realms.

Strong progression through leveling workshop, reputation, skills, and unlocking multiple endings.

Strong meta progression system with a large skill tree, unlocks, and upgrades driving player advancement.

Strong emphasis on accumulating gems, upgrading ships, and base development.

Strong emphasis on accumulating ships, upgrades, officers, and experience throughout campaigns.

Strong progression through leveling, gear upgrades, crafting, and unlocking new abilities.

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

Strong progression through collecting parts, upgrading ships, and unlocking kits.