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Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector cover artvsCrusader Kings III cover art

Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward VectorvsCrusader Kings III

Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos); Crusader Kings III leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos).

EXECUTION0 /10READS1 /10VARIANCE6 /10OPTIMIZATION8 /10
Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward VectorCrusader Kings III

Axis by axis

Execution0 vs 0

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads1 vs 2

Crusader Kings III leans harder on reads: AI characters follow scripted, not adaptive, agendas.

Variance6 vs 6

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization8 vs 8

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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