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Code Name S.T.E.A.M.vsDungeon Keeper 2

Code Name S.T.E.A.M. leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Dungeon Keeper 2 leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

Code Name S.T.E.A.M.Dungeon Keeper 2

Axis by axis

Execution3 vs 3

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads1 vs 1

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance3 vs 2

Code Name S.T.E.A.M. leans harder on variance: Unseen enemy positions and overwatch threats are hidden information

Optimization7 vs 7

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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