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As Dusk Falls cover artvsHappy Game cover art

As Dusk FallsvsHappy Game

As Dusk Falls leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos); Happy Game leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos).

EXECUTION1 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE3 /10OPTIMIZATION5 /10
As Dusk FallsHappy Game

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.

Variance3 vs 4

Happy Game leans harder on variance: Surreal puzzle logic is hidden until experimented with

Optimization5 vs 6

Happy Game leans harder on optimization: Each screen is a fixed puzzle with one solution

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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