head to head
vs
A Boy and His BlobvsLimbo
A Boy and His Blob leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Limbo leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
A Boy and His BlobLimbo
Axis by axis
Execution4 vs 5
Limbo leans harder on execution: Tight platforming with trial-and-error.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 1
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization6 vs 5
A Boy and His Blob leans harder on optimization: Choosing the right bean transformation per obstacle is the puzzle
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.