Progression

Players unlock new machines, themes, and upgrades, progressing through campaign levels.

Players accumulate skills, tools, and unlock new characters, progressing through story and challenges

Character progression through leveling, weapon upgrades, and skill acquisition is central to gameplay.

Strong progression through upgrading castle, evolving monsters, and unlocking new traps and features.

Players accumulate items, equipment, and skills; character rank increases through quest completion.

Clear progression through unlocking capsule licenses, expanding store size, and upgrading machines.

Clear upgrade system with accumulating resources and equipment improvements.

Heavy emphasis on accumulating resources, upgrading equipment, unlocking skills, and advancing story.

Strong emphasis on accumulating money, weapons, upgrades, and recruiting allies to increase power.

Players accumulate items, upgrades, and unlock new characters and abilities through meta progression.

Strong emphasis on metaprogression, unlocking skills, weapons, and upgrades through repeated playthroughs.

Strong progression through collecting, fusing, and evolving monsters, as well as unlocking passive perks and ranking up.

Players collect items (acorns), unlock abilities, and progress through increasingly difficult levels.

Game features item collection, upgrades, and unlocking new content as core motivators.

Players accumulate items, weapons, upgrades, and skill cards, progressing through the story and character development.

Players accumulate weapons, upgrades, and kitten-based buffs to grow stronger through runs.

Strong emphasis on leveling up, acquiring new weapons, skills, and upgrades throughout the game.

Clear progression through unlocking and upgrading buildings, earning stars, and expanding village.

Players collect items and upgrades that aid in exploration and boss fights, showing clear progression.

Clear progression through ship upgrades, skill points, and fleet expansion.

Players collect loot and blueprints to upgrade the chariot and unlock new abilities, driving progression.

Strong progression through card unlocks, hero leveling, deck upgrades, and dungeon advancement.

Strong emphasis on accumulating items, upgrades, and stats to overcome challenges and bosses.

Progression through collecting loops, unlocking new worlds, and acquiring skins and abilities.