Progression

Strong emphasis on accumulating resources, leveling up, unlocking content, and multiple endings.

Strong focus on accumulating achievements as a form of progression; upgrades exist but are superficial.

Strong progression through acquiring cars, upgrading tools, and expanding dealership.

Strong emphasis on earning money, unlocking weapons, and upgrading gear.

Progression is tied to completing puzzles and unlocking new adult scenes and gallery content.

Linear progression through unlocking new cards and adult scenes; collection is a key motivator.

Players accumulate experience, items, and upgrades; progression is a core gameplay element.

Clear progression through world levels, unlocking new materials, crafting recipes, and bosses.

Clear accumulation of upgrades and power increases through a skill tree.

Strong emphasis on leveling up, acquiring better gear, and progressing through increasingly difficult tournaments.

Strong progression through unlocking furniture, districts, properties, and leveling up tenants and skills.

Clear progression through levels and size growth by absorbing objects; unlocking new levels and modes.

Strong progression through acquiring cars, upgrading garage, skills, and economic growth.

Strong focus on accumulating gear, leveling up, unlocking talents, and improving character power.

Strong emphasis on collecting materials, upgrading vehicles and crew, and unlocking new abilities and gear.

Strong progression through upgrades, hero leveling, and unlocking new abilities and difficulties.

Heavy emphasis on accumulating heroes, gear, and upgrades as core to gameplay and player motivation.

Strong emphasis on accumulating upgrades, skills, and castle improvements through repeated runs.

Core gameplay revolves around accumulating resources, upgrading creatures, and unlocking new content in a layered…

Heavy emphasis on accumulating and upgrading gear, leveling up, and building powerful character builds.

Strong progression through acquiring ships, upgrading fleets, capturing ports, and gaining power.

Strong emphasis on accumulating ships, items, upgrades, and port development.

Strong emphasis on accumulating items, upgrades, and character development through extensive gameplay.

Strong emphasis on accumulating resources, upgrading disciples, and expanding the sect.