Progression

Players accumulate items, upgrades, and unlock characters/buildings through runs and town-building.

Players accumulate bio points, unlock upgrades, and progress through campaigns and scenarios.

Strong emphasis on leveling up, vocation mastery, item collection, and story advancement.

Players accumulate ghosts, upgrade abilities, and unlock new content through mission success.

Players accumulate skills, improve stats, and unlock story content through progression mechanics.

Strong emphasis on accumulating resources, upgrading base, unlocking classes, and improving gear.

Strong progression through unlocking heroes, items, and upgrades that enhance future runs.

Strong progression through skill unlocks, character upgrades, and cosmetic rewards; encourages replaying levels.

Players accumulate new colors and abilities that enable progression through the game.

Strong progression through population growth, resource accumulation, unit upgrades, and technological research.

Character leveling, equipment upgrades, and skill trees provide clear progression.

Character leveling, skill upgrades, and equipment collection provide clear progression and power accumulation.

Players accumulate sigils, upgrades, and items to enhance combat and exploration abilities.

Players accumulate stars, unlock train upgrades, and progress through increasingly difficult levels.

Players enjoy accumulating characters and upgrades.

Strong emphasis on accumulating cars, upgrades, and unlocking new content through credits and menus.

Players collect weapons, upgrades, and unlock new areas and story content.

Clear progression through hero leveling, ranks, unlocks, and cosmetic rewards.

Strong progression through acquiring items, upgrading equipment, recruiting and leveling assassins, and territory…

Strong emphasis on item and equipment synthesis, character leveling, and unlocking story content.

Resource gathering, base building, and unit upgrades provide clear progression and accumulation.

Strong progression system with unlocking and upgrading pieces, increasing army strength and options.

Players accumulate upgrades, weapons, and abilities, progressing through skill trees and story milestones.

Players accumulate items, skins, relics, and collectibles as they progress through the game.