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Character advancement: Perks

Video game concept

A method of character advancement where the player gains or chooses one perk at every few levels. Usually these are additional traits or capabilities.

106
games
12
platforms
Nation Red (Windows)
Nation Red
WIN 2009-08-23
Neverwinter Nights: Hordes of the Underdark (Windows)
Neverwinter Nights: Hordes of the Underdark
WIN 2003-12-02
Crimsonland (Windows)
Crimsonland
WIN 2003
Rogue Survivor (Windows)
Rogue Survivor
WIN 2010
Fallout (Windows)
Fallout
WIN 1997-09-30
Reaper - Tale of a Pale Swordsman (Windows)
Reaper - Tale of a Pale Swordsman
WIN 2014-02
Survivor Squad (Windows)
Survivor Squad
WIN 2013-04
Heroes of Might and Magic V (Windows)
Heroes of Might and Magic V
WIN 2006-05-23
Avernum: Escape from the Pit (Windows)
Avernum: Escape from the Pit
WIN 2012-04-11
Dead in Vinland (Windows)
Dead in Vinland
WIN 2018-04-12
Heroes of Hammerwatch (Windows)
Heroes of Hammerwatch
WIN 2018-03-01
Neverwinter Nights 2 (Windows)
Neverwinter Nights 2
WIN 2006-10-31
# RPG elements #

Experience gain:
* None
* Deeds
* Kills/Defeats
* Game progress
* Objects
* Literal

Character advancement:
* None
* Static
* Literal experience
* Experience distribution
* Point distribution
* Deeds
* Perks
* Objects
* Game progress
* Time
* Intermediary

Other:
* Multiple experience types
* Shared experience
* Undefined experience (games missing info on how experience is gained)
* Undefined advancement (games missing info on how character advancement works)
Although most commonly perks are gained only once every few levels, there are some games that give them at each level and others that give multiple perks at each level (bordering on point distribution system)

Most obvious case of perks is that you can't freely select one from all but only a small subset.

Perks occasionally have multiple levels like skills or such would.
Related:
* Class-based - usually have automatic perks at certain levels.

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Parent group

Advancement

Games by year

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The first Character advancement: Perks video game was released on May 27, 1986.

Bethesda Softworks, Atari and Endless Loop Studios published most of these games.

Platforms

Windows 56
Linux 23
Mac OS X 14
PS3 3
X360 2
Android 2
NES 1
Mac OS Classic 1
Flash 1
BeOS 1
MS-DOS 1
PS Vita 1