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Popular, well-rated games with a strong progression score.
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Review scores are shown out of 100
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+5.0
Tiny Rogues
Strong meta progression system with unlockable characters, permanent perks, and in-run upgrades.
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+5.0
Dungeon Defenders
Strong focus on accumulating items, upgrades, and character levels to advance through increasingly difficult content.
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+5.0
Mad Max
Strong emphasis on collecting scrap and tokens to upgrade Max, vehicles, and bases, driving player motivation.
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+5.0
Monster Hunter: World
Strong focus on collecting materials, crafting better gear, and upgrading weapons and armor.
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+5.0
Risk of Rain (2013)
Strong emphasis on accumulating items, upgrades, and unlocking characters to progress.
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+5.0
BLACK SOULS II
Strong emphasis on accumulating items, upgrades, and unlocking multiple endings through progression.
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+5.0
Deus Ex: Game of the Year Edition
Strong emphasis on accumulating skills, augmentations, and equipment upgrades.
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+5.0
Fallout 2: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game
Strong progression through leveling, acquiring items, perks, and unlocking new quests.
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+5.0
FINAL FANTASY IX
Strong emphasis on leveling up, acquiring items, and unlocking abilities.
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+5.0
MADNESS: Project Nexus
Strong emphasis on accumulating weapons, upgrades, skills, and character levels especially in arena mode.
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+5.0
Picayune Dreams
Strong meta-progression with skill trees, unlocks, and build customization.
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+5.0
Clicker Heroes
Core gameplay revolves around accumulating upgrades, hero levels, and resources to progress through levels.
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+5.0
Farming Simulator 17
Strong emphasis on accumulating equipment, upgrading farms, and economic growth.
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+5.0
FINAL FANTASY VII
Strong emphasis on character progression, item acquisition, and unlocking abilities.
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+5.0
Garden Galaxy
Strong progression through collecting items, unlocking sets, and expanding garden space.
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+5.0
Path of Achra
Strong progression through unlocking new races, classes, religions, skills, and prestige classes, plus item acquisition.
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+5.0
Shakes and Fidget
Strong focus on leveling, gear upgrades, fortress building, and unlocking content.
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+5.0
Stick It to the Stickman
Strong emphasis on accumulating moves, upgrades, characters, and unlocking new content through progression.
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+5.0
觅长生
Strong focus on accumulating cultivation levels, items, skills, and upgrades as core gameplay.
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+5.0
EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 4.1 The Shadow of New Despair
Strong emphasis on accumulating armor and weapons to improve character capabilities and tackle harder missions.
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+5.0
Library Of Ruina
Strong emphasis on acquiring new cards, upgrades, and abilities to progress through the game.
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+5.0
Shape of Dreams: Prologue
Strong meta-progression with unlocking characters, abilities, and upgrades over multiple runs.
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+5.0
Sid Meier's Civilization II
Core gameplay involves accumulating technologies, units, wonders, and city improvements, reflecting strong progression.
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+5.0
Orcs Must Die! 2
Strong progression system with upgrades, unlocks, and accumulating resources to improve arsenal.
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