head to head
vs
Baba Is YouvsSimCity 3000
Baba Is You leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); SimCity 3000 leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Baba Is YouSimCity 3000
Axis by axis
Execution0 vs 1
SimCity 3000 leans harder on execution: Point-and-click planning; pause anytime.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance0 vs 2
SimCity 3000 leans harder on variance: Random disasters and neighbor deal timing.
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.