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Progression
Accumulating items or upgrades
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+5.0
Mall Rivals
Clear progression through acquiring stores, upgrading, hiring employees, and gaining licenses.
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+5.0
Really Big Sky
Strong emphasis on accumulating upgrades and improving ship capabilities after each run.
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+5.0
Shadowveil: Legend of The Five Rings
Strong meta-progression with character leveling, unlocking abilities, items, and upgrades across runs.
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+5.0
SpellForce 2 - Anniversary Edition
Strong emphasis on leveling up, acquiring gear, and upgrading skills and units.
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+5.0
UFO: Aftershock
Strong emphasis on accumulating resources, researching technologies, upgrading equipment, and leveling up soldiers.
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+5.0
X Invader
Strong progression system with unlockable weapons, upgrades, and meta-growth encouraging advancement.
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+5.0
Yooka-Laylee
Strong emphasis on collecting items, unlocking abilities, and expanding worlds to progress.
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+4.0
Castaway
Clear progression through story, dungeon completion, and leveling up in Tower mode with item and stat upgrades.
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+4.0
Firegirl: Hack 'n Splash Rescue DX
Central to gameplay is accumulating money and upgrades to improve abilities and equipment.
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+4.0
Hamster Combat
Strong emphasis on accumulating currency, unlocking skins, and upgrading hamster abilities.
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+4.0
Kaya's Prophecy
Clear progression through unlocking blueprints, acquiring cards, and upgrading village and combat capabilities.
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+4.0
Mercenaries Blaze
Strong emphasis on accumulating skill points, leveling characters, unlocking classes, and synthesizing equipment.
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+4.0
Pixel Puzzles 2: Anime
Players progress by completing puzzles of increasing difficulty and unlocking achievements.
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+4.0
Police Simulator: Patrol Officers
Players accumulate points, unlock districts, vehicles, and scenarios, showing clear progression and growth.
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+4.0
Soccer Manager 2021
Strong focus on acquiring players, improving teams, and advancing through leagues and competitions.
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+4.0
Truck Racer
Strong emphasis on earning credits, upgrading trucks, unlocking parts and trucks, and progressing through championships.
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+5.0
Motorbike Evolution 2024
Strong emphasis on earning XP and credits to unlock and upgrade bikes, with tiered progression.
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+5.0
Pokémon Conquest
Strong focus on accumulating warriors, evolving Pokémon, conquering kingdoms, and unlocking new content.
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+5.0
Realm of Taiwu
Core gameplay revolves around accumulating better gear, upgrading skills, and unlocking characters.
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+5.0
Realm Revolutions
Strong focus on accumulating resources, upgrades, and bonuses through revolutions and resets.
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+5.0
Richman 4
Central to gameplay is acquiring properties, upgrading buildings, and accumulating wealth.
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+5.0
Sixty Four
Strong focus on accumulating resources, unlocking machines, and advancing through milestones.
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+5.0
VALKYRIE CONNECT
Strong focus on collecting, upgrading heroes, gear, and completing events to gain power.
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+5.0
Way of the Samurai 3
Strong emphasis on accumulating weapons, upgrades, skills, and unlocking endings across playthroughs.
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