Progression

Strong emphasis on accumulating skills, items, and unlocking endings

Strong emphasis on collecting coins, upgrading totems, and unlocking achievements.

Strong emphasis on accumulating power, items, upgrades, and unlocking new systems through extensive progression.

Strong progression through unlocking skills, upgrades, clans, and meta-progression points rewarding continued play.

Strong focus on leveling jobs, acquiring items, and unlocking new content through missions and quests.

Strong focus on acquiring items, upgrading gear, and developing companions.

Strong progression through unlocking towns, upgrading industries, and expanding transport capabilities.

Strong emphasis on acquiring and upgrading weapons, armor, and abilities to progress.

Heavy focus on accumulating virtual currency, upgrades, and player development, though often tied to microtransactions.

Strong emphasis on accumulating upgrades, souls, and stars to enhance towers and abilities.

Clear progression through research tree and unlocking increasingly complex machines and materials.

Strong emphasis on accumulating skills, upgrades, and companions to advance through the game.

Strong progression system with gear upgrades, talents, and dungeon rating advancement.

Strong focus on accumulating and upgrading treasures, unlocking characters, and advancing realms.

Strong emphasis on accumulating loot, upgrading gear, and unlocking meta progression to grow power and capabilities.

Strong emphasis on accumulating gems, upgrading ships, and base development.

Strong progression through collecting parts, upgrading ships, and unlocking kits.

Strong meta-progression system with unlockable skills, equipment, and classes that persist across runs.

Strong progression through unlocking ingredients, upgrades, new pizzas, restaurant expansions, and story advancement.

Strong progression system with leveling, skill unlocking, item collection, and character upgrades.

Strong emphasis on accumulating items, upgrades, skills, and territorial control over long periods.

Strong emphasis on leveling up, acquiring items, and upgrading characters and equipment.

Strong focus on accumulating cards, equipment, and upgrading characters.

Strong emphasis on accumulating loot, upgrading gear, leveling characters, and unlocking new abilities.