head to head
vs
Baba Is YouvsHexcells
Baba Is You leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Hexcells leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Baba Is YouHexcells
Axis by axis
Execution0 vs 0
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance0 vs 1
Hexcells leans harder on variance: Designed to need zero guessing; full information.
Optimization10 vs 9
Baba Is You leans harder on optimization: Literally solvable — find the rule rewrite that wins.
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.