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Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous cover artvsPlague Inc: Evolved cover art

Pathfinder: Wrath of the RighteousvsPlague Inc: Evolved

Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Plague Inc: Evolved leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION2 /10READS1 /10VARIANCE4 /10OPTIMIZATION10 /10
Pathfinder: Wrath of the RighteousPlague Inc: Evolved

Axis by axis

Execution2 vs 1

Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous leans harder on execution: Real-time-with-pause eliminates any twitch skill requirement

Reads1 vs 1

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance4 vs 4

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization10 vs 9

Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous leans harder on optimization: Mythic path stacking and Lich-specific build chains reach absurd optimization ceilings

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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Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous

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Plague Inc: Evolved