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Botanicula cover artvsUnder a Killing Moon cover art

BotaniculavsUnder a Killing Moon

Botanicula leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Under a Killing Moon leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos).

EXECUTION1 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE3 /10OPTIMIZATION6 /10
BotaniculaUnder a Killing Moon

Axis by axis

Execution1 vs 0

Botanicula leans harder on execution: Exploration is gentle; no motor challenge anywhere

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance3 vs 4

Under a Killing Moon leans harder on variance: Pixel-hunty clues and cult secrets hide from first-timers.

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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