Progression

Character leveling, skill upgrades, and item acquisition drive progression throughout the game.

Strong progression through card unlocks, hero leveling, deck upgrades, and dungeon advancement.

Strong progression through unlocking new mechanics, graphics, story, and collecting items.

Core gameplay revolves around acquiring cards and succession points to progress toward victory.

In-match progression through upgrades and accumulating treasure drives gameplay.

Heavy emphasis on accumulating resources, upgrading equipment, unlocking skills, and advancing story.

Players accumulate resources, research technologies, build and upgrade structures, and expand their colony.

Strong meta progression with unlocking traits, leveling companions, and upgrading cards and relics.

Strong emphasis on accumulating money, weapons, upgrades, and recruiting allies to increase power.

Collecting studs, unlocking characters, crafting items, and completing quests drive progression.

Strong emphasis on accumulating experience, unlocking units, artifacts, and improving heroes.

Strong emphasis on metaprogression, unlocking skills, weapons, and upgrades through repeated playthroughs.

Players collect gear, upgrade weapons, and gain power; progression is core to gameplay.

Features item collection, power-ups, unlocking new worlds and levels, and accumulating lives and coins.

Game features item acquisition, reputation growth, unlocking tools, and multiple endings.

Players accumulate troops, technology, and territory, progressing through scenarios and upgrades.

Strong focus on accumulating upgrades for weapons and zombies to improve performance.

Strong emphasis on city growth, technology advancement, army recruitment, and territorial expansion.

Players accumulate monsters, trainers, items, and upgrades, advancing through levels and unlocking abilities.

Strong emphasis on accumulating weapons, upgrades, and base defenses to improve survival chances.

Strong emphasis on accumulating experience, skills, weapons, and equipment upgrades.

Strong emphasis on career progression, rider development, contract negotiations, and team upgrades.

Players accumulate weapon upgrades, abilities, and stats through exploration and combat, advancing their character.

Character and equipment progression through leveling, skill unlocking, and crafting/upgrading items is central.