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Dream Daddy: A Dad Dating SimulatorvsThe Vanishing of Ethan Carter

Dream Daddy: A Dad Dating Simulator leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos); The Vanishing of Ethan Carter leans Optimization (Light / Casual).

EXECUTION0 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION4 /10
Dream Daddy: A Dad Dating SimulatorThe Vanishing of Ethan Carter

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Execution0 vs 1

The Vanishing of Ethan Carter leans harder on execution: Walking and looking, nothing more

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance2 vs 2

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization4 vs 3

Dream Daddy: A Dad Dating Simulator leans harder on optimization: Picking choices each dad prefers is a light solvable system

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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