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Dead Pixels cover artvsPostal 2 cover art

Dead PixelsvsPostal 2

Dead Pixels leans Execution (Twitch Chaos); Postal 2 leans Execution (Twitch Chaos).

EXECUTION6 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE5 /10OPTIMIZATION5 /10
Dead PixelsPostal 2

Axis by axis

Execution6 vs 6

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance5 vs 4

Dead Pixels leans harder on variance: Randomised city, loot and shops reshape every run

Optimization5 vs 4

Dead Pixels leans harder on optimization: Ammo economy and trading decisions decide whether you reach rescue

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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