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Dead CellsvsEnter the Gungeon

Dead Cells leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Enter the Gungeon leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION8 /10READS1 /10VARIANCE4 /10OPTIMIZATION7 /10
Dead CellsEnter the Gungeon

Axis by axis

Execution8 vs 8

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads1 vs 1

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance4 vs 5

Enter the Gungeon leans harder on variance: Gun and item drops heavily randomized.

Optimization7 vs 6

Dead Cells leans harder on optimization: Build synergy and biome routing significantly improve runs.

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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