head to head
vs
Axiom VergevsOut There Somewhere
Axiom Verge leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Out There Somewhere leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
Axiom VergeOut There Somewhere
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 6
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 0
Axiom Verge leans harder on variance: World fixed and explorable.
Optimization6 vs 7
Out There Somewhere leans harder on optimization: Seeing the teleport solution is the puzzle's real lock
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.