head to head
vs
Amnesia: A Machine for PigsvsBotanicula
Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos); Botanicula leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Amnesia: A Machine for PigsBotanicula
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.
Variance4 vs 3
Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs leans harder on variance: First-run unknowns are the whole experience; spoilers defuse it
Optimization5 vs 6
Botanicula leans harder on optimization: Most solutions are found through joyful trial-and-error rather than logic chains
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.