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Corsairs: Conquest at SeavsSteamWorld Heist

Corsairs: Conquest at Sea leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); SteamWorld Heist leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION3 /10READS1 /10VARIANCE3 /10OPTIMIZATION7 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution3 vs 4

SteamWorld Heist leans harder on execution: Manual aim and ricochet shots reward steady hands

Reads1 vs 0

Corsairs: Conquest at Sea leans harder on reads: Enemy fleets follow predictable AI behaviour

Variance3 vs 3

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

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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