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Frostpunk cover artvsIdleOn cover art

FrostpunkvsIdleOn

Frostpunk leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); IdleOn leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION0 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE3 /10OPTIMIZATION9 /10
FrostpunkIdleOn

Axis by axis

Execution0 vs 1

IdleOn leans harder on execution: no reflex demand, idle mechanics

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance3 vs 4

IdleOn leans harder on variance: loot and drop-rate randomness

Optimization9 vs 9

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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