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Little Inferno cover artvsThe Charnel House Trilogy cover art

Little InfernovsThe Charnel House Trilogy

Little Inferno leans Optimization (Light / Casual); The Charnel House Trilogy leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION0 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE1 /10OPTIMIZATION3 /10
Little InfernoThe Charnel House Trilogy

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Execution0 vs 0

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads0 vs 1

The Charnel House Trilogy leans harder on reads: Scripted characters, nothing adapts to you

Variance1 vs 1

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization3 vs 4

The Charnel House Trilogy leans harder on optimization: Solving inventory puzzles is the only system

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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