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Factorio cover artvsTransport Tycoon Deluxe cover art

FactoriovsTransport Tycoon Deluxe

Factorio leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Transport Tycoon Deluxe leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION2 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE1 /10OPTIMIZATION10 /10
FactorioTransport Tycoon Deluxe

Axis by axis

Execution2 vs 1

Factorio leans harder on execution: Some APM in early hand-crafting; otherwise irrelevant.

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance1 vs 2

Transport Tycoon Deluxe leans harder on variance: Industry placement and economy events add slight noise

Optimization10 vs 10

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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