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Temple Run cover artvsTime Surfer cover art

Temple RunvsTime Surfer

Temple Run leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Time Surfer leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).

EXECUTION7 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE4 /10OPTIMIZATION2 /10
Temple RunTime Surfer

Axis by axis

Execution7 vs 8

Time Surfer leans harder on execution: precise timing-based reflex dodging

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance4 vs 3

Temple Run leans harder on variance: Procedural track segments each run

Optimization2 vs 2

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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