head to head
vs
100 Istanbul CatsvsOxenfree
100 Istanbul Cats leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos); Oxenfree leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
100 Istanbul CatsOxenfree
Axis by axis
Execution1 vs 1
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization4 vs 5
Oxenfree leans harder on optimization: Relationship and dialogue choices converge toward fixed endings
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.