head to head
Anodyne 2: Return to DustvsSuperbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP
Anodyne 2: Return to Dust leans Execution (Light / Casual); Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
Anodyne 2: Return to DustSuperbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP
Axis by axis
Execution3 vs 2
Anodyne 2: Return to Dust leans harder on execution: light 3D platforming and shrinking mechanics
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization3 vs 4
Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP leans harder on optimization: Light environmental puzzles with gentle solutions
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.

