Progression

Players accumulate resources, build fleets, upgrade characters, and expand territory.

Strong progression through resource gathering, base building, character leveling, and outpost control.

Character progression through skill trees, loot acquisition, and survival resource management.

Players accumulate resources, build and upgrade units, and develop their bases over time.

Progression through research, technology unlocks, colony expansion, and resource accumulation.

Strong progression through upgrades, achievements, and unlocking units and challenge levels.

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

Features unit veterancy, upgrades, and meta progression between missions.

Strong emphasis on leveling up, unlocking new products, expanding the store, and accumulating resources.

Strong emphasis on accumulating stars, upgrading towers and heroes, and unlocking new abilities and characters.

Strong meta-progression with upgrades, unlocking towers, and improving abilities over multiple runs.

Clear progression through apartment upgrades, tenant development, and unlocking stronger monsters.

Players accumulate units, upgrades, and unlock content through campaigns and multiplayer.

Campaign unlocks new units and upgrades; players accumulate resources and improve capabilities over time.

Collecting items, unlocking bonus levels, and completing challenges provide a sense of advancement.

Strong progression through diner levels, skill trees, unlocking recipes, furniture, and features

Strong emphasis on collecting items, upgrading cards, and improving unit stats.

Item collection, character unlocks, and fame system drive player advancement.

Players accumulate upgrades, ducklings, and unlockables that enhance abilities and enable further progress.

Strong focus on leveling up, acquiring gear, and unlocking perks.

Strong focus on leveling up characters, acquiring gear, and completing quests.

Strong emphasis on accumulating perks, power-ups, weapon skins, and prestige levels to enhance gameplay.

Strong progression through collecting upgrades, welding parts, and unlocking modifiers and Hell mode.

Progression through earning stars, unlocking cars and tracks, and purchasing vehicles with in-game currency.