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Bendy and the Dark Revival leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos); SteamWorld Dig leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION3 /10READS1 /10VARIANCE4 /10OPTIMIZATION6 /10
Bendy and the Dark RevivalSteamWorld Dig

Axis by axis

Execution3 vs 4

SteamWorld Dig leans harder on execution: Digging and platforming need modest precision

Reads1 vs 0

Bendy and the Dark Revival leans harder on reads: The Ink Demon patrols by script and trigger, not adaptation

Variance4 vs 4

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization6 vs 6

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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