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Agatha Christie: Murder on the Orient Express cover artvsFallout Shelter cover art

Agatha Christie: Murder on the Orient ExpressvsFallout Shelter

Agatha Christie: Murder on the Orient Express leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Fallout Shelter leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION0 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE3 /10OPTIMIZATION6 /10
Agatha Christie: Murder on the Orient ExpressFallout Shelter

Axis by axis

Execution0 vs 0

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance3 vs 4

Fallout Shelter leans harder on variance: Incident spawns and lunchbox loot rolls

Optimization6 vs 7

Fallout Shelter leans harder on optimization: Dweller stats and room layout are fully solvable

Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.

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Fallout Shelter