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RimWorldvsShattered Pixel Dungeon

RimWorld leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos); Shattered Pixel Dungeon leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos).

EXECUTION1 /10READS1 /10VARIANCE7 /10OPTIMIZATION9 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution1 vs 1

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads1 vs 0

RimWorld leans harder on reads: Storyteller AI is randomised, not adaptive to you.

Variance7 vs 7

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization9 vs 8

RimWorld leans harder on optimization: Colony layout, work priorities, and defenses solvable.

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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