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+4.0
Roulette Hero
Strong progression system with unlockable animals, characters, and difficulty levels.
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+4.0
Rush Rally 3
Strong progression through career mode, earning money, buying and upgrading cars.
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+5.0
Selaco
Strong emphasis on collecting weapon upgrades, secrets, and items to enhance abilities.
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+5.0
Shadow Man Remastered
Strong emphasis on collecting items, upgrading weapons, and unlocking new areas to advance.
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+4.0
Shovel Knight: Shovel of Hope
Players accumulate upgrades, items, and abilities as they advance.
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+5.0
Sid Meier's Pirates!
Strong progression through ranks, wealth, ships, and titles.
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+5.0
Soda Dungeon 2
Strong emphasis on accumulating items, upgrades, relics, and character power through repeated dungeon runs.
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+5.0
Software Inc.
Clear progression through company growth, software development, market share, and building expansion.
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+5.0
Songs of Syx
Strong focus on accumulating resources, population growth, technology, and territorial expansion.
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+4.0
Sonic Generations Collection
Players collect rings, unlock skills, and gain upgrades; progression is a core gameplay element.
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+5.0
Space Rangers HD: A War Apart
Strong emphasis on accumulating better ships, equipment, ranks, and resources throughout gameplay.
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+4.0
Spikair Volleyball
Strong emphasis on accumulating player upgrades, managing club finances, and progressing through leagues.
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+4.0
Spilled!
Upgrading boat speed, capacity, and tools drives a clear sense of progression.
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+5.0
Stardom 3
Strong progression systems with accumulating reputation, resources, and unlocking new opportunities.
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+4.0
StormEdge: Wind of Change
Players accumulate upgrades, power-ups, and unlock abilities to become stronger over runs.
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+4.0
Strange Horticulture
Players accumulate plants, unlock encyclopedia entries, and progress through story branches and endings.
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+4.0
Super Bit Blaster XL
Strong progression via unlocking ships, power-ups, and achievements.
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+5.0
Super Mario All-Stars + Super Mario World
Strong progression through levels, worlds, power-ups, and unlocking secrets and alternate paths.
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+4.0
Supermarket Simulator: Prologue
Strong progression through unlocking products, expanding store size, and increasing licenses.
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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
System Shock® 2 (1999)
Strong emphasis on accumulating cybernetic modules, upgrading skills, and collecting weapons and items.
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+5.0
Tactical Nexus
Meta-progression with medals and sunstones enables accumulating power and unlocking new content.
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+4.0
TCG Card Shop Simulator: Prologue
Strong emphasis on accumulating cards, upgrades, and expanding the shop.
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+5.0
Tennis Elbow 2013
Career mode features extensive player development, ranking advancement, and skill upgrades.
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