head to head
vs
AladdinvsIron Snout
Aladdin leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Iron Snout leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
AladdinIron Snout
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 7
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 3
Iron Snout leans harder on variance: Random spawn order keeps each run slightly different
Optimization4 vs 3
Aladdin leans harder on optimization: Level routes are learnable but execution dominates.
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.