head to head
vs
AI: The Somnium FilesvsHexic HD
AI: The Somnium Files leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Hexic HD leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
AI: The Somnium FilesHexic HD
Axis by axis
Execution1 vs 2
Hexic HD leans harder on execution: Unhurried rotations - minimal dexterity needed
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance3 vs 3
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization6 vs 7
Hexic HD leans harder on optimization: Engineering starflowers and black pearls is deep planning
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.