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Friday the 13th: Killer PuzzlevsGraveyard Keeper
Friday the 13th: Killer Puzzle leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Graveyard Keeper leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Friday the 13th: Killer PuzzleGraveyard Keeper
Axis by axis
Execution1 vs 1
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 2
Graveyard Keeper leans harder on variance: Minor drop randomness
Optimization7 vs 8
Graveyard Keeper leans harder on optimization: Sprawling tech trees and grind-route efficiency
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.