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Bullet Heaven 2 leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Ghostrunner leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).

EXECUTION9 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION5 /10
Bullet Heaven 2Ghostrunner

Axis by axis

Execution9 vs 9

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance2 vs 1

Bullet Heaven 2 leans harder on variance: Item drops add minor randomness

Optimization5 vs 6

Ghostrunner leans harder on optimization: Route planning and enemy-order solutions define fast clears

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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Bullet Heaven 2

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Ghostrunner