Progression

Strong emphasis on character development, job progression, item collection, and unlocking abilities.

Strong emphasis on upgrading weapons, tools, towns, and unlocking memories.

Strong emphasis on accumulating experience, skill points, talisman upgrades, and unlocking achievements.

Strong emphasis on acquiring new weapons, armor, upgrades, and abilities, with meaningful progression systems.

Strong emphasis on accumulating items, upgrading gear, leveling characters, and unlocking new cards.

Character and equipment progression is central and rewarding, with meaningful skill development.

Strong meta-progression with unlocking suits, weapons, abilities, and upgrades; players value this advancement.

Clear progression through upgrades, unlocking ships, and story advancement

Strong emphasis on accumulating upgrades, weapons, and character enhancements

Extensive progression systems including character leveling, skill trees, and item collection.

Strong progression through leveling, equipment, skill upgrades, and unlocking characters.

Strong emphasis on accumulating upgrades, unlocking new features, and expanding the business.

Collecting studs, unlocking characters, suits, and completing levels provides clear progression and rewards.

Strong emphasis on leveling up characters, acquiring better gear, and unlocking new abilities.

Strong meta-progression system with unlocks, upgrades, and item collection driving advancement.

Clear progression through unlocking characters, outfits, upgrading business, and advancing storylines.

Players accumulate skills and unlock characters.

Players accumulate weapons, upgrades, and shop items to enhance abilities and progress through stages.

Players accumulate items, unlock new areas, and gain abilities that persist between lives, enabling progression.

Strong focus on collecting materials, crafting better gear, and upgrading weapons and armor.

Career mode includes bike upgrades, development tests, and unlocking historical content, reflecting progression.

Strong focus on accumulating upgrades, leveling weapons and characters, and unlocking new abilities and content.

Players accumulate skill points, unlock abilities, and improve builds to enhance combat effectiveness.

Strong progression through unlocking new technologies, buildings, and upgrades.