Building comparison
head to head
Baba Is YouvsPortal 2
Portal 2 asks more than Baba Is You, and the gap is execution.
Baba Is You
Optimization · Pure Optimization
A rule-rewriting puzzle game that is pure deterministic problem solving.
Portal 2
Optimization · Pure Optimization
A first-person puzzle game where seeing the solution is the whole skill.
Baba Is You leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Portal 2 leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Baba Is YouPortal 2
Axis by axis
Execution0 vs 3
Portal 2 leans clearly harder on execution.
Baba Is You
No reflex or input precision involved.
Portal 2
Portal placement requires some precision but timing is lenient.
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.
Portal 2
No opponent; puzzles are static.
Variance0 vs 0
Same score on variance - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Baba Is You
Puzzles fully deterministic with no hidden information.
Portal 2
Puzzles are deterministic with no randomness.
Optimization10 vs 9
Baba Is You leans a little harder on optimization, though the gap is small.
Baba Is You
Literally solvable — find the rule rewrite that wins.
Portal 2
Solving the puzzle's logic IS the entire game.
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.