Progression

Strong progression through unlocking cards, upgrades, and permanent upgrades after runs.

Strong progression through unlocking weapons, upgrades, abilities, and character traits in roguelike fashion.

Strong progression system with unit promotions, skill unlocks, and resource management throughout missions.

Clear progression through unlocking rooms, upgrades, and expanding businesses.

Career mode progression through classes, bike upgrades, and rider market create a sense of advancement.

Collecting cheese and unlocking upgrades provide a clear sense of progression and accomplishment.

Players accumulate weapons, upgrades, and unlock secrets, showing clear progression.

Strong emphasis on collecting materials, crafting better rods/hooks, and leveling up to progress.

Clear progression through company growth, product development, and financial milestones.

Strong progression through unlocking heroes, items, relics, and leveling up characters within and across runs.

Strong emphasis on accumulating upgrades, expanding the store, and improving product quality.

Strong progression through unlocking cards, relics, and character upgrades across runs.

Strong progression through acquiring weapons, items, and upgrades by trading artifacts in shops.

Strong progression through unlocking decks, acquiring cards, and improving strategies over multiple runs.

Players accumulate skills, gear, resources, and upgrades to settlement; progression is a core gameplay element.

Players feel a strong sense of progression through upgrades.

Strong progression through leveling, skill acquisition, and item collection.

Players unlock new levels and planets by earning stars and achievements, showing clear progression.

Strong emphasis on accumulating upgrades, unlocking tech, and improving towers and base.

Clear progression through skill trees, equipment upgrades, and unlocking new abilities.

Strong progression through unlocking characters, coins, and achievements.

Players unlock buildings, tools, and upgrades; progress through levels and improve efficiency and speed.

Clear progression through item tiers, skill unlocks, and exploration of new worlds.

Players accumulate heroes, cards, upgrades, and develop team members over seasons with evolving meta and patch changes.