head to head
vs
999: Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine DoorsvsAnother Lost Phone: Laura's Story
999: Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos); Another Lost Phone: Laura's Story leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos).
999: Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine DoorsAnother Lost Phone: Laura's Story
Axis by axis
Execution0 vs 0
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance4 vs 5
Another Lost Phone: Laura's Story leans harder on variance: Hidden messages and passwords are unknown until pieced together
Optimization6 vs 6
Even - both lean on optimization about the same.
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.