head to head
vs
5 Days a StrangervsBotanicula
5 Days a Stranger leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos); Botanicula leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
5 Days a StrangerBotanicula
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.
Variance3 vs 3
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization5 vs 6
Botanicula leans harder on optimization: Most solutions are found through joyful trial-and-error rather than logic chains
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.