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Geometry Wars: Galaxies leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); ULTRAKILL leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).

EXECUTION9 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION5 /10
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Execution9 vs 10

ULTRAKILL leans harder on execution: Style-ranked combat demands flawless movement, parries, and weapon-swap chains

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance2 vs 2

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization5 vs 6

ULTRAKILL leans harder on optimization: Weapon synergies and ranked-route planning form a deep solvable system

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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