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The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe leans Optimization (Light / Casual); Thirty Flights of Loving leans Optimization (Light / Casual).

EXECUTION0 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE1 /10OPTIMIZATION2 /10
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Execution0 vs 0

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance1 vs 0

The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe leans harder on variance: Hidden endings to discover.

Optimization2 vs 1

The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe leans harder on optimization: Mapping ending tree rewards completionists.

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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The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe

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Thirty Flights of Loving