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Bendy and the Ink Machine cover artvsSOMA cover art

Bendy and the Ink MachinevsSOMA

Bendy and the Ink Machine leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos); SOMA leans Optimization (Light / Casual).

EXECUTION2 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE3 /10OPTIMIZATION4 /10
Bendy and the Ink MachineSOMA

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 2

Bendy and the Ink Machine leans harder on variance: First-run jump scares and Bendy roams

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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