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Hard Truck 2: King of the Road cover artvsMoonlighter cover art

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Hard Truck 2: King of the Road leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Moonlighter leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION4 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE3 /10OPTIMIZATION7 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution4 vs 4

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance3 vs 4

Moonlighter leans harder on variance: Random dungeon layouts and loot rolls

Optimization7 vs 7

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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