Progression

Unlocking characters, collecting and leveling spirits, and earning rewards provide a strong sense of progression.

Strong progression system with coins, gems, upgrades, and unlockable characters motivating continued play.

Clear progression through career advancement, skill development, and acquiring possessions.

Players accumulate upgrades, skills, and items through campaign and gameplay.

Players accumulate upgrades, unlock characters, and collect items to enhance future runs.

Character and party growth through acquiring items, weapons, and unlocking multiple endings.

Clear progression through unlocking new shapes, upgrades, and factory capabilities.

Players unlock new characters, levels, and achievements, providing a sense of advancement and collection.

Players accumulate items, unlock achievements, and advance through story chapters and post-game content.

Campaign and multiplayer feature unit upgrades, commander equipment, and territorial control progression.

Progression through unlocking units, upgrades, and campaign territory control; mods add more progression layers.

Progression through unlocking characters, abilities, and story branches; leveling tied to boss battles.

Players accumulate achievements, unlock skins, and progress through campaigns and multiplayer ranks.

Strong emphasis on leveling up, unlocking skills, collecting runes, and advancing through Nemesis ranks.

Players unlock new rooms, collect keys and items, and achieve milestones by finding cats and completing quests.

Strong progression through item collection, upgrades, and story advancement.

Players collect graffiti souls, outfits, songs, and upgrades; achievements and collectibles motivate advancement.

Players accumulate upgrades, unlock skins, and progress through story, challenges, and endless modes.

Strong emphasis on accumulating equipment, upgrades, and expanding farm operations.

Modes like Take & Hold involve accumulating weapons, upgrades, and power-ups over time.

Players accumulate fish, pets, upgrades, and currency to progress through levels and unlock content.

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

Strong focus on accumulating monsters, resources, and upgrades to enhance islands and music.

Strong focus on accumulating items, upgrades, and character development through grinding and crafting.