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Deponia cover artvsQuell cover art

DeponiavsQuell

Deponia leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Quell leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION1 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE1 /10OPTIMIZATION8 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution1 vs 1

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance1 vs 0

Deponia leans harder on variance: Deterministic puzzle world with fixed solutions

Optimization8 vs 9

Quell leans harder on optimization: Minimum-move sliding solutions are pure logic

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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