head to head
vs
5 Days a StrangervsEscape from Monkey Island
5 Days a Stranger leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos); Escape from Monkey Island leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
5 Days a StrangerEscape from Monkey Island
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 2
5 Days a Stranger leans harder on variance: The manor's secrets are hidden information until uncovered
Optimization5 vs 6
Escape from Monkey Island leans harder on optimization: Once known, every puzzle has one fixed answer
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.