Games like Nodebuster

Mining ores and upgrading equipment feels very similar to busting nodes for power.

Breaking down shapes to gather shards and using a skill tree hits the same loop.

Eating slimes to fuel a massive skill tree provides that same growth satisfaction.

Restoring a wasteland through resource gathering and a vast upgrade tree matches the vibe.

Gathering garbage to feed a hole offers a similarly simple, satisfying extraction loop.

Collecting resources to fuel a deep skill tree captures the core progression.

Shooting asteroids for resources to upgrade generators follows a very similar loop.

Consuming objects to grow larger through upgrades provides that same sense of scale.

Hitting a rock for shards to buy upgrades is a classic incremental experience.

Harvesting crops to unlock gear and skill trees feels like a thematic variation.

Digging for relics to upgrade abilities offers a similar sense of discovery.