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Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs cover artvsStasis: Bone Totem cover art

Amnesia: A Machine for PigsvsStasis: Bone Totem

Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos); Stasis: Bone Totem leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos).

EXECUTION1 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE4 /10OPTIMIZATION5 /10
Amnesia: A Machine for PigsStasis: Bone Totem

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.

Variance4 vs 5

Stasis: Bone Totem leans harder on variance: The station's secrets are hidden until uncovered

Optimization5 vs 6

Stasis: Bone Totem leans harder on optimization: Multi-character inventory puzzles have fixed logical solutions

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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Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs

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Stasis: Bone Totem