Progression

Strong emphasis on accumulating weapons, upgrades, buffs, and meta progression to enhance power and abilities.

Strong focus on accumulating resources, unlocking upgrades, and advancing through tech trees.

Strong progression systems with unlockable cosmetics, campaign upgrades, XP, and achievements.

Strong focus on leveling, acquiring gear, and character advancement through grinding and quests.

Strong emphasis on accumulating skills, items, and unlocking endings

Strong emphasis on collecting coins, upgrading totems, and unlocking achievements.

Strong emphasis on accumulating upgrades, expanding facilities, improving players, and climbing league ranks.

Strong emphasis on collecting weapon parts, unlocking upgrades, and leveling up.

Strong progression through research, unlocking machines, ingredients, and improved drugs.

Strong progression through unlocking skills, upgrades, clans, and meta-progression points rewarding continued play.

Strong focus on leveling jobs, acquiring items, and unlocking new content through missions and quests.

Strong emphasis on item collection, upgrading gear, leveling up, and unlocking new skills.

Strong emphasis on collecting heroes, upgrading gear, and advancing through stages.

Strong focus on acquiring items, upgrading gear, and developing companions.

Heavy focus on leveling up weapon skills, unlocking new equipment, and advancing through story and side quests.

Strong emphasis on acquiring and upgrading weapons, armor, and abilities to progress.

Strong emphasis on collecting items, upgrades, and unlocking new areas through progression.

Heavy focus on accumulating virtual currency, upgrades, and player development, though often tied to microtransactions.

Strong emphasis on collecting chips, upgrading programs, and unlocking new content.

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

Strong focus on accumulating skills, gear, pets, and upgrades with meaningful advancement.

Clear progression through research tree and unlocking increasingly complex machines and materials.

Strong emphasis on accumulating skills, upgrades, and companions to advance through the game.

Strong progression system with gear upgrades, talents, and dungeon rating advancement.