head to head
vs
A Tower Full of CatsvsThe Walking Dead
A Tower Full of Cats leans Optimization (Light / Casual); The Walking Dead leans Variance (Light / Casual).
A Tower Full of CatsThe Walking Dead
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 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization3 vs 2
A Tower Full of Cats leans harder on optimization: Systematic scanning speeds completion but trivial
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.