Game Compare Backends

Goal

Help choose between backend profiles when the choice is genuinely uncertain.

Important warning

Compare mode usually costs more tokens and time than a single recommended route.

Say this explicitly before or while using it.

Good use cases

• greenfield work where two routes appear plausibly viable
• UI-first vs world-first uncertainty
• 2D vs lightweight 3D preview uncertainty

Bad use cases

• obvious stack choice
• live-product iteration
• post-architecture situations where the real blocker is not the backend

Deliverable

Update docs/game-studio/backend-decision.md with:

• compared options
• criteria
• result
• why the winner won
• token / cost note