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Loom cover artvsThe Swapper cover art

LoomvsThe Swapper

Loom leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); The Swapper leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION2 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE1 /10OPTIMIZATION8 /10
LoomThe Swapper

Axis by axis

Execution2 vs 2

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance1 vs 0

Loom leans harder on variance: Deterministic world with no randomised elements

Optimization8 vs 8

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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Loom

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The Swapper