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Drainus

Drainus leans Execution (Practiced Mastery). Below: catalogued games with the closest cheat-test profile, and exactly where each one differs.

Matched first against: Arcade - then ranked by cheat-test profile.

EXECUTION7 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE3 /10OPTIMIZATION6 /10

Like Drainus, but easier

Same cheat-test neighborhood, lower Execution demand - the hands aren't as punishing.

12 games like Drainus

A cross-genre tag below means that pick didn't share a genre - it filled a slot on cheat-test profile alone.

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Hotline MiamiPracticed Mastery · top-down action

Both lean on reads about the same (0 vs 0). Biggest difference: execution (7 vs 8) - One-hit-death rooms demand flawless fast inputs

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The World Ends with YouPracticed Mastery · action RPG

Both lean on reads about the same (0 vs 0). Biggest difference: execution (7 vs 6) - Frantic stylus combat juggling two characters at once

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ResogunPracticed Mastery · arcade shoot-em-up

Both lean on reads about the same (0 vs 0). Biggest difference: execution (7 vs 8) - Precise overdrive timing and bullet-threading at high speed

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Killing FloorPracticed Mastery · co-op horde shootercross-genre

Both lean on execution about the same (7 vs 7). Otherwise the profiles match closely.

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Hexen: Beyond HereticPracticed Mastery · retro first-person shootercross-genre

Both lean on execution about the same (7 vs 7). Otherwise the profiles match closely.

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Half-LifePracticed Mastery · narrative FPScross-genre

Both lean on reads about the same (0 vs 0). Biggest difference: execution (7 vs 6) - Combat aim and infamous platforming sections

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Dead Space (2008)Practiced Mastery · survival horror shootercross-genre

Both lean on execution about the same (7 vs 7). Biggest difference: reads (0 vs 1) - Necromorphs follow fixed approach patterns, not player modelling

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Far Cry 4Practiced Mastery · open-world FPScross-genre

Both lean on reads about the same (0 vs 0). Biggest difference: execution (7 vs 6) - Gunplay plus gyrocopter and elephant chaos

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Doom (1993)Pure Mechanics · retro first-person shootercross-genre

Both lean on reads about the same (0 vs 0). Biggest difference: execution (7 vs 8) - Precise movement and shooting against relentless enemy pressure

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Black MesaPracticed Mastery · story-driven FPScross-genre

Both lean on reads about the same (0 vs 0). Biggest difference: execution (7 vs 6) - Classic FPS aim and platforming sequences

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Doom II: Hell on EarthPure Mechanics · retro first-person shootercross-genre

Both lean on reads about the same (0 vs 0). Biggest difference: execution (7 vs 8) - Super Shotgun and movement timing demand precise motor execution

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Payday 2Practiced Mastery · co-op heist shootercross-genre

Both lean on reads about the same (0 vs 0). Biggest difference: execution (7 vs 6) - Sustained gunfights and stealth execution under pressure

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Game details

Released
2022
Developer
WSS playground
Platforms
PC, Switch
Modes
Single player
IGDB critics
81/100
IGDB users
80/100
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