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An Arcade Full of Cats cover artvsThe Vanishing of Ethan Carter cover art

An Arcade Full of CatsvsThe Vanishing of Ethan Carter

An Arcade Full of Cats leans Optimization (Light / Casual); The Vanishing of Ethan Carter leans Optimization (Light / Casual).

EXECUTION1 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION3 /10
An Arcade Full of CatsThe Vanishing of Ethan Carter

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.

Variance2 vs 2

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

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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An Arcade Full of Cats

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The Vanishing of Ethan Carter