Building comparison
head to head
Baba Is YouvsLara Croft Go
Baba Is You asks more than Lara Croft Go, and the gap is optimization.
Baba Is You
Optimization · Pure Optimization
A rule-rewriting puzzle game that is pure deterministic problem solving.
Lara Croft Go
Optimization · Pure Optimization
Turn-based board-puzzle distillation of Tomb Raider's traps and tombs.
Baba Is You leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Lara Croft Go leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Baba Is YouLara Croft Go
Axis by axis
Execution0 vs 1
Lara Croft Go leans a little harder on execution, though the gap is small.
Baba Is You
No reflex or input precision involved.
Lara Croft Go
Turn-based taps, zero dexterity
Reads0 vs 0
Same score on reads - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Baba Is You
No opponent; puzzles are static.
Lara Croft Go
Hazards move on fixed rules
Variance0 vs 1
Lara Croft Go leans a little harder on variance, though the gap is small.
Baba Is You
Puzzles fully deterministic with no hidden information.
Lara Croft Go
Everything visible on the board
Optimization10 vs 8
Baba Is You leans clearly harder on optimization.
Baba Is You
Literally solvable — find the rule rewrite that wins.
Lara Croft Go
Each level is a solvable movement puzzle
A matching score does not mean a matching test. Two games can both sit at 10 on execution and demand completely different things of you - which is why the reasoning above matters more than the number beside it.