Progression

Strong progression through skill trees, unlocking units, and overcoming walls; NG+ adds further progression.

Character and equipment progression is central, with many upgrades, martial arts, and builds to develop.

Unlocking new cards and buildings across runs provides a sense of advancement and growing capabilities.

Strong emphasis on player development, transfers, and club upgrades as core gameplay elements.

Strong emphasis on accumulating skills, items, relationships, and territorial control.

Strong emphasis on collecting, upgrading bots, and improving abilities; progression is central but grindy.

Strong emphasis on accumulating upgrades, skills, weapons, and collectibles to increase power and unlock new areas.

Strong focus on acquiring better gear, unlocking skills, leveling characters, and advancing through tower floors.

Players accumulate upgrades, new powers, and equipment that enhance abilities and open new areas.

Strong emphasis on accumulating wealth, upgrading vehicles, acquiring market shares, and expanding firms.

Strong progression through deck-building, acquiring cards, and collecting treasures.

Players accumulate resources, upgrade cities and armies, and expand territory over time.

Strong emphasis on accumulating money, upgrading properties and businesses, and unlocking new content.

XP and perk unlocks provide meaningful progression and incentives to continue playing.

Collecting keys, artifacts, and unlocking new areas drives progression; multiple endings enhance this.

Players accumulate resources, upgrade buildings, and advance through missions and campaigns.

Players accumulate mech upgrades, pilot skills, and unlock new mech variants through campaign.

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

Players accumulate discovered anomalies and unlock achievements, progressing through difficulty levels.

Strong emphasis on upgrading characters, Burggeist, and towers through experience and currency.

Collecting fish, unlocking cosmetics, and upgrading equipment provide clear progression.

Players accumulate upgrades, unlock perks, and improve their kingdom and character over time.

Unlocking karts, upgrades, and cosmetics provides a strong sense of progression.

Players accumulate weapons, upgrades, and class ranks; progression is a strong gameplay element.