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Friday the 13th: The Game cover artvsSea of Thieves cover art

Friday the 13th: The GamevsSea of Thieves

Friday the 13th: The Game leans Reads (Bluff & Deduction); Sea of Thieves leans Reads (Competitive PvP).

EXECUTION4 /10READS7 /10VARIANCE5 /10OPTIMIZATION4 /10
Friday the 13th: The GameSea of Thieves

Axis by axis

Execution4 vs 6

Sea of Thieves leans harder on execution: Ship sailing and naval gunnery require hands

Reads7 vs 7

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance5 vs 5

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization4 vs 5

Sea of Thieves leans harder on optimization: Routes, loadouts, ship setups solvable

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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