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DREDGE leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos); Enigma of Fear leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos).

EXECUTION2 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE4 /10OPTIMIZATION6 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution2 vs 3

Enigma of Fear leans harder on execution: Light dodge-and-shoot encounters with modest demands

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance4 vs 5

Enigma of Fear leans harder on variance: The mystery's hidden clues drive the investigation

Optimization6 vs 6

Even - both lean on optimization about the same.

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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