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Emily Is Away Too cover artvsThe Stanley Parable cover art

Emily Is Away ToovsThe Stanley Parable

Emily Is Away Too leans Variance (Light / Casual); The Stanley Parable leans Variance (Light / Casual).

EXECUTION1 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE3 /10OPTIMIZATION2 /10
Emily Is Away TooThe Stanley Parable

Axis by axis

Execution1 vs 0

Emily Is Away Too leans harder on execution: Typing in a fake chat client takes no skill

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance3 vs 2

Emily Is Away Too leans harder on variance: Branch outcomes are hidden until a route is played

Optimization2 vs 2

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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