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Fallout Shelter cover artvsHeroes Chronicles: Masters of the Elements cover art

Fallout SheltervsHeroes Chronicles: Masters of the Elements

Fallout Shelter leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Heroes Chronicles: Masters of the Elements leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION0 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE4 /10OPTIMIZATION7 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution0 vs 0

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance4 vs 3

Fallout Shelter leans harder on variance: Incident spawns and lunchbox loot rolls

Optimization7 vs 8

Heroes Chronicles: Masters of the Elements leans harder on optimization: Economy, hero builds and movement math decide everything

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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Heroes Chronicles: Masters of the Elements