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South Park Let's Go Tower Defense Play! cover artvsSteamWorld Heist cover art

South Park Let's Go Tower Defense Play!vsSteamWorld Heist

South Park Let's Go Tower Defense Play! leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); SteamWorld Heist leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION3 /10READS1 /10VARIANCE3 /10OPTIMIZATION7 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution3 vs 4

SteamWorld Heist leans harder on execution: Manual aim and ricochet shots reward steady hands

Reads1 vs 0

South Park Let's Go Tower Defense Play! leans harder on reads: Enemy waves are scripted, no adaptive opponent

Variance3 vs 3

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization7 vs 7

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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South Park Let's Go Tower Defense Play!

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