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Remnant: From the Ashes cover artvsSpelunky 2 cover art

Remnant: From the AshesvsSpelunky 2

Remnant: From the Ashes leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Spelunky 2 leans Execution (Twitch Chaos).

EXECUTION7 /10READS1 /10VARIANCE5 /10OPTIMIZATION6 /10
Remnant: From the AshesSpelunky 2

Axis by axis

Execution7 vs 8

Spelunky 2 leans harder on execution: Precise platforming, whip timing, bomb throws under pressure.

Reads1 vs 1

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance5 vs 7

Spelunky 2 leans harder on variance: Procedural levels, item drops, shopkeeper triggers gate runs.

Optimization6 vs 6

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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