head to head
vs
A Normal Lost PhonevsThe Dig
A Normal Lost Phone leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos); The Dig leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
A Normal Lost PhoneThe Dig
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 3
A Normal Lost Phone leans harder on variance: The phone's contents are hidden information to uncover
Optimization5 vs 6
The Dig leans harder on optimization: Machine puzzles have single fixed solutions to deduce.
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.