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Plague Inc: Evolved cover artvsVictoria 3 cover art

Plague Inc: EvolvedvsVictoria 3

Plague Inc: Evolved leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Victoria 3 leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION1 /10READS1 /10VARIANCE4 /10OPTIMIZATION9 /10
Plague Inc: EvolvedVictoria 3

Axis by axis

Execution1 vs 1

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads1 vs 2

Victoria 3 leans harder on reads: AI scripted, limited adaptation

Variance4 vs 3

Plague Inc: Evolved leans harder on variance: country event timing

Optimization9 vs 9

Even - both lean on optimization about the same.

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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Plague Inc: Evolved

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Victoria 3