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Progression
Accumulating items or upgrades
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Progression + Growth
A strong dose of progression and growth in the same game.
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Super Metroid
Strong emphasis on collecting upgrades, weapons, and abilities to advance and unlock new areas.
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+5.0
The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
Strong item and ability progression system that unlocks new areas and powers.
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+5.0
Final Fantasy X
Strong emphasis on accumulating abilities, stats, and items through Sphere Grid and side quests.
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+5.0
Metroid Prime
Progression through acquiring upgrades, new weapons, and abilities that unlock new areas.
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+5.0
Persona 5
Strong emphasis on accumulating personas, skills, social stats, and story milestones reflecting continuous advancement.
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+5.0
Fire Emblem: Three Houses
Strong focus on accumulating skills, class promotions, items, and character upgrades.
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+5.0
Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos
Strong emphasis on hero progression, item acquisition, and unlocking units/upgrades.
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+5.0
Demon's Souls
Strong emphasis on accumulating souls, upgrading weapons, and leveling up characters to progress.
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+5.0
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
Strong progression through acquiring new items, abilities, and unlocking new areas, with clear advancement in power and…
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+5.0
Hades
Strong sense of accumulating upgrades, unlocking weapons, and improving abilities over time.
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+5.0
Vampire Survivors
Strong progression system with unlockable characters, weapons, upgrades, and achievements driving motivation.
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+5.0
Bloodborne
Strong progression through collecting Blood Echoes, leveling up, and upgrading weapons and stats.
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+5.0
Vintage Story
Strong focus on gradual technological and skill progression through ages and crafting complexity.
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+5.0
Factorio
Core gameplay revolves around accumulating resources, technologies, and factory upgrades.
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+5.0
The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth
Core gameplay revolves around collecting items, unlocking characters, and progressing through levels.
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+5.0
Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn
Strong emphasis on leveling up, acquiring items, and completing quests to advance.
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+5.0
Final Fantasy Tactics Advance
Strong emphasis on accumulating abilities, items, and clan members.
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+5.0
Persona 3
Strong emphasis on leveling up, acquiring personas, improving stats, and unlocking social links and abilities.
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+5.0
Ratchet & Clank: Going Commando
Strong emphasis on accumulating upgrades, weapons, health, and unlocking new abilities throughout the game.
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+5.0
Saros
Strong emphasis on accumulating upgrades, unlocking abilities, and improving stats across runs.
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+5.0
Oxygen Not Included
Strong progression through technology research, colony expansion, and resource management.
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+5.0
Dead Cells
Strong progression system with unlocking weapons, abilities, and shortcuts that persist across runs.
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+5.0
Sid Meier's Civilization® V
Players accumulate technologies, wonders, cities, and military power to progress toward victory.
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+5.0
Sid Meier's Civilization
Strong progression systems through ages, legacy paths, leader leveling, and civilization development.
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