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Door Kickers leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Papers, Please leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION4 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE4 /10OPTIMIZATION8 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution4 vs 4

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance4 vs 4

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization8 vs 7

Door Kickers leans harder on optimization: A perfect planner solves breach angles, timing and routes outright

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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