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Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey cover artvsReventure cover art

Ancestors: The Humankind OdysseyvsReventure

Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos); Reventure leans Variance (Systems & Chaos).

EXECUTION3 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE5 /10OPTIMIZATION7 /10
Ancestors: The Humankind OdysseyReventure

Axis by axis

Execution3 vs 3

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance5 vs 6

Reventure leans harder on variance: A hundred hidden endings are the discovery engine

Optimization7 vs 6

Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey leans harder on optimization: Neuron routing and lineage planning dominate

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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Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey

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Reventure