head to head

My Time at Portia cover artvsSolar 2 cover art

My Time at PortiavsSolar 2

My Time at Portia leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Solar 2 leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION3 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE3 /10OPTIMIZATION7 /10
My Time at PortiaSolar 2

Axis by axis

Execution3 vs 4

Solar 2 leans harder on execution: Steering your body through hazards needs modest precision

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance3 vs 3

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization7 vs 6

My Time at Portia leans harder on optimization: Workshop scheduling and commissions reward 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.

full breakdown

My Time at Portia

full breakdown

Solar 2