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Progression
Accumulating items or upgrades
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Progression + Strategy
A strong dose of progression and strategy in the same game.
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Resident Evil
Players accumulate weapons, keys, and upgrades while unlocking new areas and story content.
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+5.0
Shogun Showdown
Players accumulate new skills, upgrades, and unlocks that enhance future runs.
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+5.0
Sins of a Solar Empire®: Rebellion
Strong progression through research, fleet upgrades, planet development, and unlocking new units and abilities.
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+5.0
Total War: EMPIRE – Definitive Edition
Strong emphasis on accumulating territories, technologies, and military power over time.
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+5.0
Symphony of War: The Nephilim Saga
Clear progression through unit upgrades, class promotions, artifact acquisition, and tech trees.
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+5.0
Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition
Strong emphasis on leveling up characters, acquiring items, and unlocking abilities.
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+5.0
Dungeons of Dredmor
Strong emphasis on leveling up, acquiring loot, crafting, and character development.
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+5.0
Touhou Kouryudou ~ Unconnected Marketeers.
Strong progression through unlocking and purchasing cards, accumulating power and resources.
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+5.0
Combolands: Roguelike Citybuilder
Strong progression through unlocking guilds, buildings, heirlooms, and difficulty levels.
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+5.0
Divinity: Original Sin (Classic)
Strong progression through leveling, acquiring items, skills, and unlocking new content.
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+5.0
Demon Lord: Just a Block
Strong progression through unlocking weapons, abilities, and upgrades; metaprogression elements enhance player power…
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+5.0
Intravenous 2
Strong emphasis on accumulating weapons, upgrades, and unlocking new abilities.
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+5.0
9 Kings
Strong progression through unlocking kings, cards, perks, and leveling up with accumulating power.
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+5.0
Victoria II
Strong focus on accumulating industrial power, military strength, prestige, and territorial expansion.
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+5.0
One Way Heroics
Strong progression system with unlockable classes, perks, dimensional vault for item carryover.
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+5.0
SNKRX
Strong progression through accumulating units, upgrades, and new game plus modes.
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+5.0
Songs of Syx
Strong focus on accumulating resources, population growth, technology, and territorial expansion.
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+5.0
Football Manager 2024
Strong emphasis on career progression, player development, and club growth over multiple seasons.
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+5.0
Mad Games Tycoon 2
Strong focus on accumulating resources, IPs, upgrades, and expanding company influence.
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+5.0
Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI
Strong progression through technology, culture, city development, and military power accumulation.
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+5.0
SnowRunner
Strong emphasis on unlocking vehicles, upgrades, and maps through completing tasks and earning experience.
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+5.0
X-COM: UFO Defense
Strong progression through research, equipment upgrades, soldier ranks, and base expansion.
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+5.0
Barony
Strong emphasis on accumulating items, upgrades, and character development through runs.
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+5.0
Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord
Strong emphasis on accumulating items, upgrades, land, and power throughout the game.
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