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The First Berserker: Khazan
Character progression through leveling, gear upgrades, skill trees, and unlocking new abilities.
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The Haunted: Hells Reach
Progression through weapon upgrades and surviving waves; no character leveling but weapon tiers advance.
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The Last Flame
Strong progression through unlocking heroes, items, relics, and increasing difficulty levels; players accumulate…
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The Letter - Horror Visual Novel
Players accumulate story knowledge, unlock endings, achievements, and character relationship statuses.
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+4.0
The Sims
Clear progression through career advancement, skill development, and acquiring possessions.
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+4.0
The Slaverian Trucker
Strong sense of progression through earning money, upgrading vehicles, and acquiring property.
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They Are Billions
Strong emphasis on accumulating resources, unlocking tech, upgrading units, and expanding the colony.
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TRI: Of Friendship and Madness
Players collect items (fox statues, idols) and unlock new abilities to progress through levels.
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+4.0
Trickster VR: Co-op Dungeon Crawler
Players unlock weapons, upgrade gear, and advance through quests and levels.
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+4.0
Unexplored
Players accumulate gold, unlock new classes and items, and improve gear across runs.
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Vagrus - The Riven Realms
Strong focus on accumulating resources, upgrading caravan, and unlocking story content
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Vietnam War
Players accumulate weapons, skills, and upgrades; missions and base building support progression.
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Voyagers of Nera
Clear progression through crafting, leveling, unlocking abilities, and upgrading gear.
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Warhammer: Vermintide 2
Strong emphasis on accumulating gear, leveling characters, and unlocking new abilities and weapons through loot and…
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Chrono Cross
Progression through unlocking characters, abilities, and story branches; leveling tied to boss battles.
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+4.0
Crimson Desert
Players accumulate gear, unlock skills, and advance through quests and story.
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Crisis in the Kremlin
Players accumulate political power, scientific research, and influence over time to achieve goals.
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Echoes of Mystralia
Strong meta-progression and in-run upgrades motivate continued play and build development.
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Final Fantasy IV (3D Remake)
Strong emphasis on leveling up, acquiring items, and unlocking augments to progress.
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+4.0
Heaven's Vault
Progression through accumulating knowledge, translations, and story revelations.
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HordeZ
Players collect ammo, weapons, health packs, and unlock levels and difficulties, showing clear progression.
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Labyrinthine
Players accumulate cosmetics, XP, and unlock new maps and difficulties.
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League of Legends
Progression through ranked ladders, champion mastery, and cosmetic unlocks drives player motivation.
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Luma Island
Clear progression through professions, tool upgrades, and unlocking new areas.
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