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Progression
Accumulating items or upgrades
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Motor Town: Behind The Wheel
Strong progression system with leveling, vehicle upgrades, and unlocking new jobs and vehicles
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+4.0
MOUSE: P.I. For Hire
Players collect items, upgrades, and unlock abilities; progression is a key motivator.
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+4.0
Mr. Hopp's Playhouse 2
Collecting coins, medallions, and unlocking endings and mini-games drives progression.
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+5.0
My Winter Car
Strong emphasis on acquiring car parts, tools, money, and upgrades to advance gameplay.
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+4.0
News Tower
Strong emphasis on unlocking upgrades, expanding the tower, gaining influence, and improving newspaper quality.
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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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+4.0
Operation Warcade VR
Strong progression system with stars earned by completing objectives unlocking new levels and weapon upgrades.
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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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+4.0
Orion Sandbox Enhanced
Strong focus on accumulating items, upgrades, and leveling to access better gear and bosses.
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+4.0
Overload
Upgrade system and weapon progression provide a sense of growth and accumulation.
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+4.0
Parisian Brasserie Simulator
Strong progression system with unlocking new staff, floors, dishes, and furniture, motivating continued play.
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+5.0
Persona 5
Strong emphasis on accumulating personas, skills, social stats, and story milestones reflecting continuous advancement.
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+4.0
Pesticide Not Required
Strong emphasis on accumulating upgrades, unlocking frogs, expanding farm, and improving weapons.
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+4.0
Piczle Cross Adventure
Players progress by unlocking puzzles, gaining levels, and restoring the world, providing a sense of advancement.
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+5.0
Pih
Strong emphasis on collecting items, completing levels, and unlocking achievements; progression is a core motivator.
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+5.0
Project Zomboid
Strong emphasis on accumulating skills, items, and upgrades to improve survival chances.
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+5.0
Q-UP
Core gameplay revolves around accumulating ranks, items, upgrades, and skill unlocks to improve performance.
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+5.0
Queen's Domain
Strong emphasis on weapon leveling, item acquisition, and unlocking new abilities.
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+4.0
Rayman® Origins
Players collect items, unlock characters and abilities, and progress through increasingly difficult levels.
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+4.0
Rhythm Witch: Beat Death
Strong progression through unlocking characters, weapons, runes, and upgrades; meta-progression elements encourage…
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+4.0
Rise of the Tomb Raider™
Strong progression through skill points, weapon upgrades, and unlocking new abilities.
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+5.0
Risk of Rain 2
Core gameplay revolves around accumulating items, upgrades, and unlocking survivors.
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+4.0
Rocket Rats
Strong meta-progression with unlocking characters, skill trees, and upgrades that persist between runs.
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+5.0
Rogue Monster Rush
Robust progression systems with permanent upgrades, monster evolutions, and meta progression between runs.
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