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Clustertruck cover artvsStargate cover art

ClustertruckvsStargate

Clustertruck leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Stargate leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).

EXECUTION8 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION5 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution8 vs 9

Stargate leans harder on execution: Frantic multi-directional control under swarms demands perfect inputs

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance2 vs 2

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization5 vs 4

Clustertruck leans harder on optimization: Route lines and ability use for speedruns

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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