Progression

Strong progression through leveling, equipment upgrades, unlocking skills, and story advancement.

Strong emphasis on unlocking new crops, recipes, upgrades, and story endings.

Clear progression through unlocking buildings, research, settlers, and upgrades.

Players accumulate troops, upgrades, and build settlements progressing through campaigns.

Upgrading ship, weapons, and equipment is a core gameplay loop; progression is rewarding and meaningful.

Strong focus on upgrading weapons, ships, and base buildings; collecting resources and items is central.

Strong emphasis on unlocking new items, upgrading staff, and expanding the smithy.

Players accumulate gold, unlock heroes, perks, and skins, advancing through levels.

Strong focus on acquiring resources, upgrading weapons, base building, and unlocking skills.

Strong progression through unlocking crafting tiers, terraforming stages, and new technologies.

Players accumulate characters, cosmetics, and unlockables through gameplay and in-game currency.

Strong meta-progression with unlockable weapons, upgrades, and character levels driving continued play.

Strong focus on accumulating upgrades, weapons, and resources to become more powerful.

Players accumulate parts, upgrades, and unlock new customization options through missions.

Players collect items, keycards, and weapons to unlock new areas and advance the story.

Players accumulate skill points, cards, and equipment over runs, unlocking upgrades and new abilities.

Meta-progression with unlocks, new classes, and upgrades rewarding continued play.

Players accumulate knowledge, items, upgrades, and territory; dynasty and economy development.

Players accumulate progress by completing maps, unlocking cosmetics, and improving times; clear sense of advancement.

Players research technologies, upgrade trains, expand networks and accumulate assets over time.

Clear progression through acquiring animals, building structures, upgrading equipment, and expanding ranch.

Strong emphasis on collecting weapon parts, upgrades, and character levels especially in Raid mode.

Strong progression through crafting, shelter upgrades, skill leveling, and expanding survivor group.

Clear progression through crafting, gear upgrades, taming creatures, and unlocking new areas.