head to head
vs
Astro's PlayroomvsThe Last Tinker: City of Colors
Astro's Playroom leans Execution (Light / Casual); The Last Tinker: City of Colors leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
Astro's PlayroomThe Last Tinker: City of Colors
Axis by axis
Execution3 vs 3
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads1 vs 0
Astro's Playroom leans harder on reads: Scripted enemies
Variance1 vs 1
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization3 vs 4
The Last Tinker: City of Colors leans harder on optimization: Colour-power puzzles supply light systematic thinking
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.