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AI: The Somnium Files cover artvsHelltaker cover art

AI: The Somnium FilesvsHelltaker

AI: The Somnium Files leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Helltaker leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION1 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE3 /10OPTIMIZATION6 /10
AI: The Somnium FilesHelltaker

Axis by axis

Execution1 vs 1

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance3 vs 0

AI: The Somnium Files leans harder on variance: Hidden time-locked Somnium actions obscure optimal routing

Optimization6 vs 7

Helltaker leans harder on optimization: Each sokoban level has an exact move solution

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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