head to head
vs
Beneath a Steel SkyvsShivah
Beneath a Steel Sky leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Shivah leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Beneath a Steel SkyShivah
Axis by axis
Execution0 vs 1
Shivah leans harder on execution: Pointing and clicking through dialogue
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization6 vs 5
Beneath a Steel Sky leans harder on optimization: Inventory puzzle chains are fully solvable
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.