head to head
vs
999: Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine DoorsvsPlease, Don't Touch Anything
999: Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos); Please, Don't Touch Anything leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
999: Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine DoorsPlease, Don't Touch Anything
Axis by axis
Execution0 vs 1
Please, Don't Touch Anything leans harder on execution: Pressing buttons takes no dexterity
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance4 vs 4
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization6 vs 7
Please, Don't Touch Anything leans harder on optimization: Decoding the panel's cryptic logic is pure puzzle-solving
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.