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ARK: Survival Evolved cover artvsOne-Armed Robber cover art

ARK: Survival EvolvedvsOne-Armed Robber

ARK: Survival Evolved leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); One-Armed Robber leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION4 /10READS4 /10VARIANCE4 /10OPTIMIZATION7 /10
ARK: Survival EvolvedOne-Armed Robber

Axis by axis

Execution4 vs 4

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads4 vs 3

ARK: Survival Evolved leans harder on reads: Tribe warfare involves human deception and politics

Variance4 vs 4

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization7 vs 6

ARK: Survival Evolved leans harder on optimization: Breeding lines, base design, and farming 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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One-Armed Robber