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Gravel cover artvsSteep cover art

GravelvsSteep

Gravel leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Steep leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).

EXECUTION7 /10READS1 /10VARIANCE1 /10OPTIMIZATION4 /10
GravelSteep

Axis by axis

Execution7 vs 7

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads1 vs 0

Gravel leans harder on reads: AI drivers follow racing lines; online rivals add slight prediction

Variance1 vs 1

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization4 vs 4

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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Steep