Progression

Strong emphasis on accumulating items, upgrading weapons, and evolving characters to gain power.

Collecting bots, puzzle pieces, and unlocking new areas and cosmetics provide a clear sense of progression.

Players collect stars, stamps, and power-ups to unlock new levels and content, showing clear progression.

Strong emphasis on leveling up characters, acquiring items, and crafting upgrades.

Strong emphasis on accumulating cars, upgrades, and expanding dealership empire.

Strong emphasis on acquiring items, upgrading vehicles and gear, and unlocking new missions and story content.

Strong progression through acquiring loot, upgrading equipment, and developing character stats and talents.

Clear progression system with unlocking better tools, vehicles, and expanding business.

Clear progression from a small camp to a fortified settlement with rank advancement and resource accumulation.

Players collect weapons, upgrades, and story clues that advance the narrative and character abilities.

Strong emphasis on collecting melodies, leveling up, acquiring items and equipment to advance.

Unlocking characters, kart parts, and achievements provides a sense of advancement and collection.

Unlocking new characters, boards, and upgrades provides clear progression incentives.

Players accumulate weapons, upgrades, and unlockables in multiplayer; story progression advances through chapters.

Strong progression system with unlockable weapons, upgrades, and persistent currency motivates players.

Strong emphasis on accumulating cards, upgrades, and improving workstation efficiency.

Resource gathering, unit upgrades, and technology research provide clear progression systems.

Strong emphasis on collecting, upgrading, and evolving servants and equipment.

Core gameplay revolves around accumulating upgrades, resources, and prestige to grow the black hole.

Strong progression through missions, class abilities, combat moves, and social rank.

Players unlock new characters, costumes, vehicles, and stickers through gameplay achievements and collectibles.

Players accumulate experience, items, upgrades, and unlock new abilities throughout the trilogy.

Strong progression through earning score currency to buy better pilots and ships.

Strong emphasis on accumulating players, upgrades, and rewards in Ultimate Team and career progression.