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My Time at Portia cover artvsScrap Mechanic cover art

My Time at PortiavsScrap Mechanic

My Time at Portia leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Scrap Mechanic leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION3 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE3 /10OPTIMIZATION7 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution3 vs 3

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance3 vs 3

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization7 vs 8

Scrap Mechanic leans harder on optimization: Logic gates, bearings and farm automation reward pure engineering.

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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