Progression

Clear progression through career ranks, unlocking publishers, adaptations, and upgrades.

Players accumulate items, upgrades, and unlock new areas as they progress through the story.

Strong emphasis on leveling up, weapon upgrades, unlocking abilities, and collecting resources.

Players accumulate items, upgrades, and abilities, progressing through story and exploration.

Central motivation with extensive item collection, bunker upgrades, quests, and unlocks driving gameplay.

Strong emphasis on accumulating resources, researching technologies, upgrading vehicles and bases.

Strong focus on accumulating skills, martial arts techniques, equipment, and unlocking multiple endings.

Strong emphasis on leveling up, acquiring items, class changes, and character development.

Core gameplay revolves around leveling up, acquiring better gear, and unlocking new classes and skills.

Strong meta-progression with unlocking blueprints, villagers, and equipment that persist between runs.

Strong progression system with unlocking free cells, spells, equipment, and conquering map locations.

Strong emphasis on accumulating resources, upgrading base, recruiting NPCs, and unlocking skills.

Strong emphasis on accumulating cars, upgrades, and expanding dealership empire.

Strong emphasis on acquiring items, upgrading vehicles and gear, and unlocking new missions and story content.

Unlocking characters, kart parts, and achievements provides a sense of advancement and collection.

Players accumulate weapons, upgrades, and unlockables in multiplayer; story progression advances through chapters.

Players unlock new characters, costumes, vehicles, and stickers through gameplay achievements and collectibles.

Strong progression through earning score currency to buy better pilots and ships.

Strong emphasis on accumulating players, upgrades, and rewards in Ultimate Team and career progression.

Strong emphasis on acquiring items, recruiting Pokémon, leveling up, and unlocking new story content and dungeons.

Players accumulate plants, upgrades, and unlock modes; progression is a key gameplay element.

Players collect weapons, unlock magic skills, and progress through increasingly difficult stages and loops.

Progression through acquiring powers, upgrades, runes, and bone charms.

Players accumulate items, upgrades, and unlock new characters as they survive longer and explore.