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GoNNER leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Nuclear Throne leans Execution (Twitch Chaos).

EXECUTION8 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE5 /10OPTIMIZATION4 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution8 vs 8

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance5 vs 6

Nuclear Throne leans harder on variance: Weapon drops, mutations, and level generation per run

Optimization4 vs 5

Nuclear Throne leans harder on optimization: Mutation synergies and crown-route knowledge

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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