head to head
vs
A Short HikevsStill Life 2
A Short Hike leans Optimization (Light / Casual); Still Life 2 leans Optimization (Light / Casual).
A Short HikeStill Life 2
Axis by axis
Execution2 vs 1
A Short Hike leans harder on execution: Gliding and climbing are gentle.
Reads0 vs 1
Still Life 2 leans harder on reads: no adversarial opponent, investigative narrative
Variance1 vs 1
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization3 vs 3
Even - both lean on optimization about the same.
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.