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Crazy Machines cover artvsThe Swapper cover art

Crazy MachinesvsThe Swapper

Crazy Machines leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); The Swapper leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION1 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE1 /10OPTIMIZATION8 /10
Crazy MachinesThe Swapper

Axis by axis

Execution1 vs 2

The Swapper leans harder on execution: Light platforming; precision rarely gates progress

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance1 vs 0

Crazy Machines leans harder on variance: Physics are deterministic and puzzles fully visible

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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Crazy Machines

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The Swapper