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Bendy and the Ink Machine cover artvsEvil cover art

Bendy and the Ink MachinevsEvil

Bendy and the Ink Machine leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos); Evil leans Variance (Systems & Chaos).

EXECUTION2 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE3 /10OPTIMIZATION4 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution2 vs 2

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance3 vs 4

Evil leans harder on variance: Hidden scares and events drive the unknown tension

Optimization4 vs 3

Bendy and the Ink Machine leans harder on optimization: Puzzle solutions and route knowledge

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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