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FAR: Lone Sails cover artvsLifeless Planet: Premier Edition cover art

FAR: Lone SailsvsLifeless Planet: Premier Edition

FAR: Lone Sails leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Lifeless Planet: Premier Edition leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION2 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE1 /10OPTIMIZATION5 /10
FAR: Lone SailsLifeless Planet: Premier Edition

Axis by axis

Execution2 vs 2

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance1 vs 2

Lifeless Planet: Premier Edition leans harder on variance: The story's secrets are hidden only on first play

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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FAR: Lone Sails

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Lifeless Planet: Premier Edition