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Progression
Accumulating items or upgrades
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Progression + Growth
A strong dose of progression and growth in the same game.
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+5.0
Grim Dawn
Strong focus on leveling, item acquisition, skill upgrades, and unlocking new content and abilities.
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+5.0
The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind® Game of the Year Edition
Strong emphasis on leveling skills, acquiring items, and character advancement.
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+5.0
BALL x PIT
Strong meta-progression through base-building, character unlocks, and ball upgrades; players accumulate power and…
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+5.0
Halls of Torment
Strong progression systems with permanent upgrades, item collection, and character development across runs.
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+5.0
Probably Stolen - Cyberpunk Shopkeeper Sim
Strong emphasis on accumulating items, upgrades, reputation, and expanding business operations.
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+5.0
Wandering Sword
Strong emphasis on character progression via cultivation, skill acquisition, equipment crafting, and unlocking new…
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+5.0
Lobotomy Corporation | Monster Management Simulation
Strong progression through research, equipment upgrades, and unlocking new abnormalities.
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+5.0
KovaaK's
Players track ranks, scores, and improvement metrics, reflecting clear progression systems.
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+5.0
XCOM: Enemy Unknown
Strong emphasis on accumulating upgrades, new technologies, and soldier ranks.
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+5.0
Dwarf Fortress
Strong emphasis on accumulating resources, skills, and fortress development.
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+5.0
Epic Battle Fantasy 5
Strong emphasis on leveling up, acquiring and upgrading equipment, unlocking skills, and collecting summons
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+5.0
Metroid Dread
Players accumulate weapons, upgrades, and abilities that unlock new areas and enhance power.
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+5.0
Borderlands 2
Strong emphasis on leveling up, acquiring better gear, and unlocking skills.
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+5.0
ASTLIBRA Revision
Extensive item collection, equipment mastery, and character upgrades drive progression.
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+5.0
Age of Empires
Strong progression through ages, technology upgrades, and unit development.
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+5.0
DARK SOULS™: REMASTERED
Strong focus on accumulating items, leveling up, and upgrading equipment to gain power and advance.
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+5.0
DOOM Eternal
Strong emphasis on accumulating upgrades, weapons, and abilities to enhance power and effectiveness.
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+5.0
Fallout: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game
Strong emphasis on accumulating experience, items, upgrades, and character development.
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+5.0
Tiny Rogues
Strong meta progression system with unlockable characters, permanent perks, and in-run upgrades.
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+5.0
Dungeon Defenders
Strong focus on accumulating items, upgrades, and character levels to advance through increasingly difficult content.
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+5.0
Monster Hunter: World
Strong focus on collecting materials, crafting better gear, and upgrading weapons and armor.
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+5.0
Risk of Rain (2013)
Strong emphasis on accumulating items, upgrades, and unlocking characters to progress.
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+5.0
Fallout 2: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game
Strong progression through leveling, acquiring items, perks, and unlocking new quests.
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+5.0
Path of Achra
Strong progression through unlocking new races, classes, religions, skills, and prestige classes, plus item acquisition.
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