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Progression
Accumulating items or upgrades
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Focused on progression
Games where progression stands out from the other motivations.
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Xenoblade Chronicles
Strong emphasis on leveling up, acquiring new skills, and collecting equipment to advance characters and story.
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+5.0
20 Minutes Till Dawn
Strong meta-progression with unlockable characters, weapons, runes, and upgrades driving advancement.
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+5.0
30XX
Strong meta progression with unlockable upgrades, augment overcharges, and build development.
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+5.0
Age of Wonders Shadow Magic
Strong progression through unit upgrades, hero leveling, city development, and spell acquisition.
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+4.0
Aliens vs. Ghosts
Strong emphasis on accumulating upgrades, weapons, and power through rounds and boss fights.
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+4.0
Aragami
Collecting scrolls to unlock and upgrade abilities, earning medals and skins drives progression.
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+5.0
Atelier Lulua ~The Scion of Arland~
Strong emphasis on accumulating items, upgrades, and crafting high-quality equipment.
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+5.0
Atelier Ryza 2: Lost Legends & the Secret Fairy
Strong focus on item and skill progression through crafting and combat.
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+5.0
Atelier Ryza 3: Alchemist of the End & the Secret Key
Strong focus on item and skill progression through crafting, leveling, and unlocking new abilities.
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+5.0
Avernum 2: Crystal Souls
Strong RPG progression through leveling, skill point allocation, and item acquisition.
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+5.0
Avorion
Strong progression through acquiring resources, building ships, upgrading equipment, and expanding fleets.
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+5.0
Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn
Strong emphasis on leveling up, acquiring items, and completing quests to advance.
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+4.0
Battlezone: Combat Commander
Players accumulate units, upgrades, and resources to build armies and bases.
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+4.0
Blood West
Strong item collection, leveling, and upgrade systems drive player progression.
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+5.0
Borderlands 2
Strong emphasis on leveling up, acquiring better gear, and unlocking skills.
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+4.0
BPM: BULLETS PER MINUTE
Roguelike progression with item and weapon acquisition and character unlocks.
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+5.0
Captain of Industry
Strong progression through research, technology unlocks, and expanding factory capabilities.
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+4.0
Cats & Cups
Players accumulate upgrades, unlock recipes, and aim to purchase the café, showing clear progression.
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+4.0
Cellar Keeper
Clear progression through skill points and visible improvement of cellar organization.
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+5.0
Darkest Hour: A Hearts of Iron Game
Strong focus on technological research, unit upgrades, and territorial expansion.
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+5.0
Descent: Legends of the Dark
Strong emphasis on accumulating loot, crafting upgrades, and character development.
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+5.0
Dice A Million
Strong progression through unlocking dice, rings, and builds; accumulating power and upgrades.
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+5.0
Doomsday Hunters
Extensive meta progression, unlocks, and item acquisition provide a strong sense of advancement and growth.
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+4.0
Dragon Ruins
Progression through leveling, equipment upgrades, and unlocking new dungeon areas is a key motivator.
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