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Kelvin and the Infamous Machine cover artvsThe Testament of Sherlock Holmes cover art

Kelvin and the Infamous MachinevsThe Testament of Sherlock Holmes

Kelvin and the Infamous Machine leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); The Testament of Sherlock Holmes leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION0 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE3 /10OPTIMIZATION6 /10
Kelvin and the Infamous MachineThe Testament of Sherlock Holmes

Axis by axis

Execution0 vs 0

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance3 vs 3

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization6 vs 7

The Testament of Sherlock Holmes leans harder on optimization: The deduction board is a solvable logic puzzle

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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Kelvin and the Infamous Machine

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The Testament of Sherlock Holmes