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The Maw cover artvsUnravel cover art

The MawvsUnravel

The Maw leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Unravel leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION3 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE1 /10OPTIMIZATION5 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution3 vs 4

Unravel leans harder on execution: Gentle platforming and yarn-swing timing

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance1 vs 1

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization5 vs 6

Unravel leans harder on optimization: Physics puzzles with discoverable intended solutions

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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