head to head

Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy cover artvsStranger Things 3: The Game cover art

Marvel's Guardians of the GalaxyvsStranger Things 3: The Game

Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Stranger Things 3: The Game leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION4 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION4 /10
Marvel's Guardians of the GalaxyStranger Things 3: The Game

Axis by axis

Execution4 vs 4

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance2 vs 1

Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy leans harder on variance: story beats unknown only on first playthrough

Optimization4 vs 5

Stranger Things 3: The Game leans harder on optimization: Character-ability puzzles and crafting reward systematic play

Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.

full breakdown

Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy

full breakdown

Stranger Things 3: The Game