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Amnesia: The Dark Descent cover artvsShelter 2 cover art

Amnesia: The Dark DescentvsShelter 2

Amnesia: The Dark Descent leans Optimization (Light / Casual); Shelter 2 leans Variance (Light / Casual).

EXECUTION2 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION3 /10
Amnesia: The Dark DescentShelter 2

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

Shelter 2 leans harder on variance: Prey spawns and seasons vary each playthrough

Optimization3 vs 3

Even - both lean on optimization about the same.

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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