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Subsurface Circular cover artvsThe Dig cover art

Subsurface CircularvsThe Dig

Subsurface Circular leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); The Dig leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION0 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE3 /10OPTIMIZATION6 /10
Subsurface CircularThe Dig

Axis by axis

Execution0 vs 0

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance3 vs 3

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

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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Subsurface Circular

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The Dig