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+4.0
Frontline Crisis
Unlocking new buildings, operators, and upgrades drives player progression throughout the campaign.
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+4.0
Game Corp DX
Players accumulate employees, office upgrades, and game releases, progressing company status.
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+4.0
Gas Station Simulator
Strong focus on accumulating upgrades, unlocking new features, and expanding the gas station.
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+4.0
Grass Cutter - Mutated Lawns
Players accumulate upgrades, unlock new mowers and skins, and advance through increasingly difficult levels.
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+4.0
Growing Up
Players accumulate skills, improve stats, and unlock story content through progression mechanics.
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+4.0
Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era
Strong progression mechanics through hero leveling and unit upgrades.
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+5.0
Heroes of Might & Magic V
Strong emphasis on hero leveling, skill acquisition, army upgrades, and resource accumulation.
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+5.0
Heroine's Quest: The Herald of Ragnarok
Character progression through skill leveling, item collection, and quest completion is central to gameplay.
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+4.0
Iris and the Giant
Strong progression through unlocking cards, memories, imaginary friends, and upgrades across runs.
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+4.0
Joint Task Force
Strong progression system with unit promotions, skill unlocks, and resource management throughout missions.
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+4.0
Juicy Realm
Unlocking characters, weapons, upgrades, and difficulty modifiers provides a clear progression system.
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+5.0
Killing Floor 2
Strong progression system with leveling, unlocking skills, and acquiring weapons and cosmetics.
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+5.0
Kingdom Hearts Collection [I-III]
Strong emphasis on accumulating abilities, equipment, and story progression across multiple games.
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+4.0
Kirby Air Riders
Strong progression through unlocking characters, machines, upgrades, and achievements.
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+5.0
Limbus Company
Strong focus on accumulating characters, upgrades, and advancing through story chapters.
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+5.0
Little Witch Survivors
Strong emphasis on accumulating and evolving guardians, upgrading equipment, and unlocking new content.
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+4.0
Lunavania
Strong emphasis on accumulating items, upgrades, and base building materials to enhance character power.
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+5.0
Metal Bringer
Strong meta-progression with unlocking parts, upgrades, and permanent skills.
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+4.0
Microtopia
Strong progression through tech tree, unlocking new ants, trails, and buildings to enhance colony.
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+4.0
Mount & Blade: With Fire & Sword
Strong emphasis on accumulating troops, equipment upgrades, and territory control.
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+4.0
My life as an archeologist
Strong emphasis on accumulating upgrades, research, and equipment to progress through runs.
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+5.0
My Time at Sandrock
Strong emphasis on accumulating items, upgrades, and completing tasks to advance.
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+5.0
Nordic Ashes: Survivors of Ragnarok
Strong emphasis on accumulating upgrades, unlocking characters, and advancing through skill trees and relics.
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+4.0
Old Market Simulator
Clear progression through unlocking licenses, expanding market, acquiring animals and equipment, and improving…
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