Progression

Strong emphasis on leveling up characters, acquiring gear, and upgrading camp and professions.

Strong emphasis on item and equipment synthesis, character development, and unlocking multiple endings.

Strong sense of progression through unlocking breads, upgrades, and achievements.

Strong focus on upgrading crew skills, gear, and bomber capabilities over time.

Players collect upgrades, weapons, and suit enhancements to increase power and abilities.

Strong progression through leveling, acquiring weapons, armor, and unlocking abilities.

Clear progression through tiers, unlocking new buildings, resources, and capabilities as the city grows.

Players accumulate completed levels and achievements, with DLC adding new content and mechanics.

Players collect items, unlock abilities, and progress through puzzles and areas in a metroidvania style.

Players accumulate upgrades, unlock hats, and improve abilities through runs, showing clear progression.

Progression through acquiring items, unlocking new areas, and solving puzzles.

Players accumulate cards, equipment, and upgrades through runs to strengthen characters.

Players accumulate weapons, skills, and upgrades through gameplay and currency systems.

Upgrades and equipment improve over time but are lost on death, creating a dynamic progression system.

Players accumulate skills, companions, equipment, and stat upgrades to grow stronger.

Strong progression through weapon leveling, loot acquisition, and unlocking new areas and recipes.

Strong emphasis on accumulating resources, unlocking tech, upgrading units, and expanding the colony.

Clear progression through acquiring assets, businesses, education, and achieving goals.

Players accumulate coins and resources to upgrade their capital city and unlock items.

Players accumulate experience points, unlock weapons, and improve squad capabilities over time.

Collectibles, abilities, and upgrades provide clear progression; multiple playthroughs unlock harder modes.

Players accumulate items, equipment, and character upgrades throughout the game.

Game features level progression, unlocking missions, and accumulating achievements.

Progression through unlocking and solving hundreds of puzzles with fusion unlocking system.