Progression

Strong emphasis on leveling up characters, acquiring abilities, and collecting items and upgrades.

Players accumulate kanji knowledge, level up characters, upgrade gear and town buildings, showing clear progression.

Strong emphasis on accumulating resources, technologies, and expanding influence to achieve victory.

Strong emphasis on leveling, job unlocking, and item collection for character advancement.

Players accumulate resources, craft upgrades, and build towards escaping the maze, showing clear progression.

Strong emphasis on accumulating weapons, upgrades, mastery points, and crafting materials to enhance power.

Players accumulate upgrades, abilities, and items to progress through the game.

Collecting star coins, unlocking secret levels, and completing challenges provide clear progression.

Strong emphasis on leveling characters, upgrading gear, and accumulating wealth and properties.

Strong emphasis on accumulating experience, leveling up, unlocking skills, and upgrading stats.

Strong emphasis on accumulating items, crafting upgrades, and base/vehicle development.

Strong emphasis on collecting Pokémon, earning badges, and unlocking new areas.

Strong progression through leveling, crafting upgrades, and unlocking new worlds and abilities.

Players collect weapons, health upgrades, and unlock multiple endings, showing clear progression.

Units gain experience and level up, unlocking skills and improving stats; campaign progression unlocks more units.

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

Strong emphasis on accumulating upgrades, unlocking bikes and characters, and improving skills through experience.

Players accumulate narrative experiences and choices that affect outcomes.

Roguelike progression with unlocking weapons, skills, and artifacts; players accumulate upgrades and power over runs.

Players accumulate weapons, upgrades, skill points, and gadgets throughout the game.

Strong emphasis on collecting coins, purchasing upgrades, unlocking new abilities, and completing challenges.

Players accumulate upgrades and improve their ships over time, enhancing capabilities and gameplay options.

Strong progression through unlocking bonuses, graduating students, and improving the school.

Strong meta-progression with unlocking characters, gear, and abilities across runs.