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Beneath a Steel Sky cover artvsPuzzle Agent 2 cover art

Beneath a Steel SkyvsPuzzle Agent 2

Beneath a Steel Sky leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Puzzle Agent 2 leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION0 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION6 /10
Beneath a Steel SkyPuzzle Agent 2

Axis by axis

Execution0 vs 0

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance2 vs 1

Beneath a Steel Sky leans harder on variance: First-run puzzle surprises only

Optimization6 vs 7

Puzzle Agent 2 leans harder on optimization: Each logic puzzle has one clean solvable answer

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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