head to head

Imperator: Rome cover artvsPlague Inc: Evolved cover art

Imperator: RomevsPlague Inc: Evolved

Imperator: Rome leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Plague Inc: Evolved leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION1 /10READS2 /10VARIANCE3 /10OPTIMIZATION9 /10
Imperator: RomePlague Inc: Evolved

Axis by axis

Execution1 vs 1

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads2 vs 1

Imperator: Rome leans harder on reads: AI scripted

Variance3 vs 4

Plague Inc: Evolved leans harder on variance: country event timing

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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Imperator: Rome

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Plague Inc: Evolved