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Subnautica cover artvsThe Adventures of Willy Beamish cover art

SubnauticavsThe Adventures of Willy Beamish

Subnautica leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); The Adventures of Willy Beamish leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION2 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION8 /10
SubnauticaThe Adventures of Willy Beamish

Axis by axis

Execution2 vs 2

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads0 vs 1

The Adventures of Willy Beamish leans harder on reads: NPCs follow scripted timed schedules

Variance2 vs 2

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization8 vs 7

Subnautica leans harder on optimization: Tech progression and base routing solve the ocean.

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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