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Enigmatis 3: The Shadow of Karkhala cover artvsThe Wolf Among Us cover art

Enigmatis 3: The Shadow of KarkhalavsThe Wolf Among Us

Enigmatis 3: The Shadow of Karkhala leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); The Wolf Among Us leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION1 /10READS1 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION5 /10
Enigmatis 3: The Shadow of KarkhalaThe Wolf Among Us

Axis by axis

Execution1 vs 2

The Wolf Among Us leans harder on execution: Action sequences use basic QTE with low penalty for failure

Reads1 vs 0

Enigmatis 3: The Shadow of Karkhala leans harder on reads: Solo detective story; no adaptive opponent

Variance2 vs 2

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization5 vs 5

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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Enigmatis 3: The Shadow of Karkhala

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The Wolf Among Us