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Murder House cover artvsSteamWorld Dig cover art

Murder HousevsSteamWorld Dig

Murder House leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); SteamWorld Dig leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION4 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE4 /10OPTIMIZATION5 /10
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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.

Variance4 vs 4

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization5 vs 6

SteamWorld Dig leans harder on optimization: Upgrade routing and efficient dig paths drive progress

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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