head to head
vs
A Park Full of CatsvsCircle of Blood
A Park Full of Cats leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos); Circle of Blood leans Optimization (Light / Casual).
A Park Full of CatsCircle of Blood
Axis by axis
Execution1 vs 1
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 1
A Park Full of Cats leans harder on variance: Cat placements hidden until found
Optimization4 vs 3
A Park Full of Cats leans harder on optimization: Careful scene scanning locates every hidden cat
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.