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Amnesia: The Dark Descent cover artvsBendy and the Ink Machine cover art

Amnesia: The Dark DescentvsBendy and the Ink Machine

Amnesia: The Dark Descent leans Optimization (Light / Casual); Bendy and the Ink Machine leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos).

EXECUTION2 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION3 /10
Amnesia: The Dark DescentBendy and the Ink Machine

Axis by axis

Execution2 vs 2

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance2 vs 3

Bendy and the Ink Machine leans harder on variance: First-run jump scares and Bendy roams

Optimization3 vs 4

Bendy and the Ink Machine leans harder on optimization: Puzzle solutions and route knowledge

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: The Dark Descent

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Bendy and the Ink Machine