head to head
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A Short HikevsPetka 3: Vozvraschenie Alaski
A Short Hike leans Optimization (Light / Casual); Petka 3: Vozvraschenie Alaski leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
A Short HikePetka 3: Vozvraschenie Alaski
Axis by axis
Execution2 vs 1
A Short Hike leans harder on execution: Gliding and climbing are gentle.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 1
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization3 vs 4
Petka 3: Vozvraschenie Alaski leans harder on optimization: Inventory and logic puzzles are solvable with deduction.
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.