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Luna: The Shadow Dust cover artvsThe Cat Lady cover art

Luna: The Shadow DustvsThe Cat Lady

Luna: The Shadow Dust leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); The Cat Lady leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION1 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE1 /10OPTIMIZATION6 /10
Luna: The Shadow DustThe Cat Lady

Axis by axis

Execution1 vs 1

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance1 vs 2

The Cat Lady leans harder on variance: Mild unknowns in puzzle solutions on a blind playthrough

Optimization6 vs 6

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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Luna: The Shadow Dust

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The Cat Lady