head to head
vs
A Good Snowman Is Hard to BuildvsMinecraft
A Good Snowman Is Hard to Build leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Minecraft leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
A Good Snowman Is Hard to BuildMinecraft
Axis by axis
Execution0 vs 2
Minecraft leans harder on execution: Combat and movement are forgiving and simple.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 3
Minecraft leans harder on variance: World generation and loot tables introduce randomness.
Optimization9 vs 8
A Good Snowman Is Hard to Build leans harder on optimization: Sokoban-style snowball logistics are entirely solvable.
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.