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title: 'Rewards, collections and game consequences'
summary: >-
  Points, items and collection entries acknowledge action outcomes and establish
  further goals.
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  - Rewards and collections
tags:
  - Children’s games
  - 'Goals, constraints and progression'
  - Educational games
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  - id: source-43a59b91bdde2acb
    title: Vampire Survivors
    url: 'https://store.steampowered.com/app/1794680/'
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  preview:
    updatedAt: '2026-10-22'
    title: Rewards and collections
    description: >-
      Points, items and collection entries acknowledge action outcomes and
      establish further goals.
    image:
      src: images/mechanics/rpg-vampire-survivors-05.webp
      width: 1280
      height: 800
      game: Vampire Survivors
      sourceUrl: 'https://store.steampowered.com/app/1794680/'
      originalUrl: >-
        https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/1794680/ss_bea7831ae00c044d9cd31c3f8e0fee766b4fe1c6.1920x1080.jpg?t=1787911678
      credit: poncle / poncle
      rights: © poncle / poncle. All rights reserved.
      caption: The collection contains 124 of 127 entries
      alt: The collection contains 124 of 127 entries
      markers:
        - x: 53
          'y': 15
          label: The counter and empty slots show the remaining collection goal
    tips:
      - Distinguish acquired rewards from remaining collection goals.
    examples:
      - title: Vampire Survivors
        url: 'https://store.steampowered.com/app/1794680/'
endsAt: null
provenance: >-
  Play-focused selection adapted from the original children-education taxonomy,
  with original editorial additions dated 2026-10-20. Developer sources support
  specific examples, not the entire classification.
license: CC-BY-4.0
codeLicense: MIT
attribution: gamemechanics.pro contributors
catalogKey: catalog/children
---
# Rewards, collections and game consequences

id: shared-family-61
type: mechanic
key: mechanic/shared-family-61
lang: en
status: active
url: https://gamemechanics.pro/en/knowledge/mechanic/shared-family-61/

Points, items and collection entries acknowledge action outcomes and establish further goals.

## At a glance

![The collection contains 124 of 127 entries](https://gamemechanics.pro/images/mechanics/rpg-vampire-survivors-05.webp)

[Vampire Survivors](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1794680/) · © poncle / poncle. All rights reserved.

1. The counter and empty slots show the remaining collection goal

- Distinguish acquired rewards from remaining collection goals.

- [Vampire Survivors](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1794680/)

## How it works

Award points

## Variants

### Variants

<a id="family-61-branch-1"></a>

- Award points <a id="family-61-variant-1"></a>
- Award stars or badges <a id="family-61-variant-2"></a>
- Reward tasks with items <a id="family-61-variant-3"></a>
- Expand collections <a id="family-61-variant-4"></a>
- Reveal story fragments <a id="family-61-variant-5"></a>
- Change world appearance <a id="family-61-variant-6"></a>
- Grant abilities <a id="family-61-variant-7"></a>
- Show personal improvement <a id="family-61-variant-8"></a>
- Provide meaningful action results <a id="family-61-variant-9"></a>
- Show contributions to shared goals <a id="family-61-variant-10"></a>
- Allow reward choice <a id="family-61-variant-11"></a>
- Collect creations in albums <a id="family-61-variant-12"></a>

## Design example

Successfully grown plants remain in the child's garden.

## Context and limits

An action map for children’s digital, board, active and mixed games. An instructional goal is optional: children can invent stories, explore toys, compete or enjoy play itself. Select age suitability, reading demands, controls and pace separately; different implementations can suit different ages. Learning tasks and instructional support have their own reference.

## Context: Educational games

A mechanic map for games with explicit learning goals, from first encounters with a topic to professional practice. It covers children, teenagers and adults; choose subject, difficulty, context and controls for the learner. Player actions, subject content, instructional support and assessment are distinct layers. Scores and game completion alone do not establish mastery or skill transfer.

## Connected materials


## Sources and provenance

Play-focused selection adapted from the original children-education taxonomy, with original editorial additions dated 2026-10-20. Developer sources support specific examples, not the entire classification.

- [Vampire Survivors](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1794680/) (id: source-43a59b91bdde2acb)

CC-BY-4.0 · gamemechanics.pro contributors