head to head

Solar 2 cover artvsState of Decay cover art

Solar 2vsState of Decay

Solar 2 leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); State of Decay leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION4 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE3 /10OPTIMIZATION6 /10
Solar 2State of Decay

Axis by axis

Execution4 vs 4

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance3 vs 4

State of Decay leans harder on variance: Dynamic events, infestations and survivor traits roll randomly

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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Solar 2

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State of Decay