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Loop Hero cover artvsMicrosoft FreeCell cover art

Loop HerovsMicrosoft FreeCell

Loop Hero leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Microsoft FreeCell leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION1 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE5 /10OPTIMIZATION9 /10
Loop HeroMicrosoft FreeCell

Axis by axis

Execution1 vs 0

Loop Hero leans harder on execution: Autobattler, almost no inputs.

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance5 vs 1

Loop Hero leans harder on variance: Card draws and loot drops randomize.

Optimization9 vs 8

Loop Hero leans harder on optimization: Deck and tile placement reward deep optimization.

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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Microsoft FreeCell