Progression

Players accumulate money, items, upgrades for apartment and restaurant, and unlock new areas and story content.

Unlockable ships, achievements, and mission completions provide clear progression and rewards.

Players accumulate units, upgrades, and unlock technologies during galactic war and multiplayer.

Strong emphasis on accumulating experience, upgrading weapons and spells, and unlocking perks.

Progression through unlocking gods, leveling mastery, and acquiring cosmetic items.

Strong emphasis on leveling up cultivation realms, acquiring items, and upgrading skills.

Strong progression through character unlocking, upgrades, and story chapters; grind and gacha systems present.

Strong emphasis on accumulating stats, items, belts, and career advancement.

Strong meta-progression system with upgrades, unlocks, and increasing difficulty levels.

Unlocks of characters, weapons, and upgrades provide clear progression incentives.

Strong progression through unlocking chimeras, equipment, and trial modes with increasing difficulty.

Strong focus on acquiring items, upgrades, and expanding settlements.

Strong progression through unlockable upgrades, perks, and new recipes that enhance gameplay each run.

Clear progression through upgrades and leveling that enhance player power and abilities.

Players accumulate items, upgrades, and unlock recipes; contribution system replaces traditional currency.

Strong meta-progression with unlockable cards, artifacts, and character upgrades that persist between runs.

Clear progression through unlocking skill trees, upgrading buildings, and expanding territory.

Unlockable power-ups, music tracks, and modes provide a sense of advancement and accumulation.

Strong emphasis on leveling up, acquiring items, unlocking classes, and crafting to enhance party power.

Players accumulate solved puzzles, unlock story elements, and progress through locations and difficulty levels.

Strong emphasis on accumulating upgrades for troll and base, unlocking new skills and buildings.

Strong progression through unlocking units, research trees, relics, and ascension upgrades across runs.

Strong progression through character leveling, item unlocks, and achievement-based content expansion.

Players accumulate cards and upgrades in their deck during play, improving power and capabilities.