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Popular, well-rated games with a strong progression score.
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Forgotten Realms: The Archives - Collection One
Strong emphasis on accumulating experience, items, and upgrades across the trilogy.
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+5.0
Genome Guardian
Extensive meta progression system with unlocking turrets, perks, upgrades, and challenges.
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+5.0
Monster Rancher 1 & 2 DX
Core gameplay revolves around raising monsters, improving stats, unlocking new breeds, and progressing through ranks.
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+5.0
New Star™ GP
Strong emphasis on career progression through decades, car upgrades, unlocking perks, and advancing through…
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+5.0
TRON 2.0
Strong emphasis on leveling up, acquiring and upgrading weapons and subroutines, and character development.
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+5.0
30XX
Strong meta progression with unlockable upgrades, augment overcharges, and build development.
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+5.0
Aces & Adventures
Strong meta-progression with unlocking cards, leveling classes, and building decks over time.
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+5.0
BOOK OF HOURS
Strong emphasis on acquiring books, skills, and unlocking new areas and endings.
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+5.0
Chinese Online Game
Strong focus on accumulating items, upgrades, and power through spending and grinding.
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+5.0
Final Profit: A Shop RPG
Strong focus on accumulating money, upgrades, properties, and unlocking new mechanics and story content.
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+5.0
GRAIN ROT
Strong meta-progression through base upgrades, furniture collection, and character stat improvements.
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+5.0
Knights Within
Strong emphasis on accumulating items, upgrades, and experience to enhance characters and unlock content.
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+5.0
Ore Factory Squad ⛏️
Clear progression through acquiring licenses, unlocking machines, expanding factory, and completing contracts.
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+5.0
PickCrafter
Strong emphasis on accumulating items, upgrades, pickaxes, and prestige levels driving player motivation.
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+5.0
Realm of the Mad God Exalt
Core motivation is accumulating items, stat potions, and character upgrades through grinding and dungeon runs.
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+5.0
Remnant: From the Ashes
Strong emphasis on acquiring and upgrading weapons, armor, traits, and mods; progression is core to gameplay.
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+5.0
Rune Factory 4 Special
Strong emphasis on leveling, crafting upgrades, and accumulating items and skills
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+5.0
Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of DANA
Strong emphasis on collecting items, upgrading weapons, unlocking skills, and expanding the village.
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+5.0
Zombie Army 4: Dead War
Strong emphasis on leveling, weapon upgrades, and unlocking new content.
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+5.0
Alchemy Factory
Strong progression through tech trees, unlocking new recipes, buildings, and upgrades; accumulating resources and…
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+5.0
Atelier Ryza 3: Alchemist of the End & the Secret Key
Strong focus on item and skill progression through crafting, leveling, and unlocking new abilities.
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+5.0
Blue Prince
Players accumulate permanent upgrades, knowledge, and unlock new rooms and puzzles over time.
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+5.0
Dominions 6 - Rise of the Pantokrator
Strong progression through research, magic unlocking, item forging, and army development.
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+5.0
Dream Tactics
Strong emphasis on accumulating cards, equipment, and upgrades to enhance characters.
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