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Popular, well-rated games with a strong progression score.
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Review scores are shown out of 100
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Grim Dawn
Strong focus on leveling, item acquisition, skill upgrades, and unlocking new content and abilities.
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+5.0
SPORE™
Strong progression through evolutionary stages, acquiring parts, upgrades, and expanding empires.
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+5.0
Ori and the Blind Forest
Strong emphasis on gaining new abilities, upgrades, and unlocking new map areas.
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+5.0
Resident Evil 4 (2005)
Strong emphasis on collecting currency, upgrading weapons, and unlocking new content.
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+5.0
The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind® Game of the Year Edition
Strong emphasis on leveling skills, acquiring items, and character advancement.
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+5.0
Gunfire Reborn
Strong emphasis on accumulating weapons, upgrades, talents, and character unlocks across runs.
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+5.0
PAYDAY 2
Strong progression system with leveling, skill trees, weapon unlocks, and infamy resets.
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+5.0
Slay the Spire 2
Strong progression through unlocking cards, relics, characters, and ascension levels.
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+5.0
BALL x PIT
Strong meta-progression through base-building, character unlocks, and ball upgrades; players accumulate power and…
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+5.0
Bills Must Be Paid
Strong emphasis on accumulating upgrades, items, and prestige points to advance.
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+5.0
Learn to Fly 3
Core gameplay revolves around accumulating upgrades, items, and achievements to improve performance.
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+5.0
Nubby's Number Factory
Strong progression through unlocking items, perks, supervisors, and achieving higher scores and rounds.
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+5.0
Rise of Nations: Extended Edition
Strong emphasis on technological advancement, city growth, resource accumulation, and military upgrades throughout eras.
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+5.0
Umamusume: Pretty Derby
Strong focus on accumulating upgrades, skills, and characters; progression is a core gameplay driver.
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+5.0
Core Keeper
Strong emphasis on acquiring items, upgrading gear, and unlocking new content through boss fights.
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+5.0
Torchlight II
Core gameplay revolves around leveling up, acquiring loot, upgrading gear, and character development.
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+5.0
Total War: WARHAMMER II
Strong progression through unlocking factions, upgrading armies, and accumulating resources and power.
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+5.0
Berry Bury Berry
Strong emphasis on accumulating upgrades, items, and unlocking multiple endings.
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+5.0
Halls of Torment
Strong progression systems with permanent upgrades, item collection, and character development across runs.
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+5.0
Probably Stolen - Cyberpunk Shopkeeper Sim
Strong emphasis on accumulating items, upgrades, reputation, and expanding business operations.
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+5.0
Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove
Strong focus on collecting gold, upgrading abilities, unlocking new items, and completing achievements.
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+5.0
Wandering Sword
Strong emphasis on character progression via cultivation, skill acquisition, equipment crafting, and unlocking new…
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+5.0
Warframe
Strong emphasis on accumulating items, upgrades, and mastery ranks.
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+5.0
Crash Bandicoot: Warped
Strong progression system with collectibles, unlockable abilities, and time trial relics motivating continued…
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