Progression

Clear progression through restaurant stars, skill unlocks, and equipment upgrades.

Strong progression through unlocking modules, characters, and camp upgrades that enhance power and options.

Strong emphasis on accumulating skills, equipment, attributes, and story achievements.

Strong emphasis on accumulating ships, upgrades, crew, and resources to enhance fleet power and capabilities.

Players collect upgrades and abilities that enhance puzzle solving and exploration, showing clear progression.

Character leveling, weapon upgrades, and collectible acquisition provide a clear sense of progression.

Players accumulate higher-level buildings and unlock new maps and styles, showing clear progression.

Strong emphasis on accumulating items, upgrading tools, expanding farm and unlocking new content.

Strong progression through equipment upgrades, leveling, and unlocking multiple endings.

Players collect treasure to upgrade weapons, spells, and inventory capacity.

Progression through finding birds and unlocking achievements; linear accumulation of completion.

Clear progression through collecting paintings, upgrading them, unlocking curator approvals, and expanding the gallery.

Players accumulate upgrades and items during runs, unlocking new abilities and hard mode.

Players collect items, currency, and upgrades that enhance characters and unlock cosmetics.

Strong emphasis on accumulating resources, upgrading towers, weapons, and mercenaries to advance gameplay.

Players collect coins, power-ups, and unlock new abilities and characters; progression through levels and story.

Players accumulate resources, upgrades, and level up units and heroes.

Character leveling, skill acquisition, and equipment upgrades drive progression; exploration rewards also contribute.

Players unlock new vehicles and levels by collecting trophies and completing challenges, showing clear progression.

Strong meta progression with unlockable virus strains, perks, and mutations rewarding continued play.

Players accumulate skill points, unlock moves, and gain power through upgrades.

Strong progression systems with ship unlocks, upgrades, captain leveling, and campaign advancement.

Progression through collecting boxes and unlocking new areas and puzzles.

Players accumulate resources, unlock turret combinations, and improve their mobile bases progressively.