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Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars cover artvsOxide: Survival Island cover art

Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium WarsvsOxide: Survival Island

Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars leans Optimization (Grand Arena); Oxide: Survival Island leans Optimization (Grand Arena).

EXECUTION6 /10READS6 /10VARIANCE3 /10OPTIMIZATION8 /10
Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium WarsOxide: Survival Island

Axis by axis

Execution6 vs 6

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads6 vs 6

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance3 vs 4

Oxide: Survival Island leans harder on variance: Other players' bases and stashes are hidden information

Optimization8 vs 7

Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars leans harder on optimization: Tight build orders and tiberium control

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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Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars

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Oxide: Survival Island