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Progression
Accumulating items or upgrades
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Wuppo: Definitive Edition
Progression through collecting items, upgrades, and unlocking new areas and abilities.
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+4.0
Yog-Sothoth’s Yard
Strong progression through hotel upgrades, alchemy levels, relationship development, and story advancement.
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+4.0
Age of Mythology: Extended Edition
Progression through ages, resource accumulation, and unit upgrades are core gameplay elements.
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+4.0
Aimbeast
Players accumulate ranks, medals, and improve stats, reflecting clear progression systems.
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+4.0
Alien: Isolation
Players collect resources, craft items, and unlock new areas and weapons to advance.
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+4.0
AMID EVIL
Players collect weapons, power-ups, and unlock new areas, showing clear progression through the game.
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+4.0
Attack on Titan 2 - A.O.T.2
Strong emphasis on accumulating upgrades, gear, and friendship levels to enhance character power.
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+4.0
Braid
Players collect puzzle pieces and unlock new worlds, showing clear progression and accumulation of achievements.
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+4.0
Bugtopia
Strong progression through unlocking bugs, breeding variants, and acquiring decorations.
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+4.0
Cobalt
Players accumulate weapons, upgrades, and achievements; progression through story and multiplayer modes.
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+4.0
Company of Heroes - Legacy Edition
Unit veterancy, upgrades, and unlocking abilities provide a sense of progression and power accumulation.
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+4.0
Crashout Crew
Unlockable upgrades, cosmetics, and increasing difficulty provide a clear sense of advancement and reward.
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+4.0
Depersonalization
Players accumulate items, mythic gear, and character upgrades that persist across modules, reflecting progression.
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+4.0
DOOM 64
Players collect weapons, ammo, keys, and upgrades like the Unmaker, progressing through levels.
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+4.0
Dungeons of Hinterberg
Players accumulate items, upgrades, and abilities; progression is a key motivator and gameplay pillar.
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+4.0
EarthBound
Strong emphasis on collecting melodies, leveling up, acquiring items and equipment to advance.
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+4.0
EXCALIBURIAN!!
Clear progression through leveling, acquiring items, unlocking abilities, and advancing story.
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+4.0
Hero-U: Rogue to Redemption
Strong emphasis on accumulating skills, items, and reputation to advance through the story and challenges.
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+4.0
Infernax
Experience points, gear upgrades, and unlocking new abilities provide a clear sense of progression.
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+4.0
Ion Fury
Players collect weapons, ammo, health, and armor while unlocking new areas and secrets.
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+4.0
LAST EMBRYO -EITHER OF BRAVE TO STORY-
Leveling, equipment upgrades, and skill point allocation provide clear progression and growth.
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+4.0
Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime
Players accumulate upgrades, unlock ships, and improve abilities through gameplay.
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+4.0
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
Unlocking characters, kart parts, and achievements provides a sense of advancement and collection.
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+4.0
Metro Gravity
Players collect items, unlock abilities, and gain upgrades to access new areas and improve traversal and combat.
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