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Among Us cover artvsLockdown Protocol cover art

Among UsvsLockdown Protocol

Among Us leans Reads (Pure Mind Games); Lockdown Protocol leans Reads (Bluff & Deduction).

EXECUTION1 /10READS9 /10VARIANCE5 /10OPTIMIZATION3 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution1 vs 3

Lockdown Protocol leans harder on execution: Occasional gunplay and chases, but talk decides more.

Reads9 vs 8

Among Us leans harder on reads: Lying to and reading humans IS the game

Variance5 vs 6

Lockdown Protocol leans harder on variance: Hidden dissident roles and random tasks obscure information.

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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