head to head
vs
BesiegevsCut the Rope: Time Travel
Besiege leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Cut the Rope: Time Travel leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
BesiegeCut the Rope: Time Travel
Axis by axis
Execution3 vs 3
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 0
Besiege leans harder on variance: Deterministic physics and fixed objectives
Optimization8 vs 7
Besiege leans harder on optimization: Machine engineering is the whole game
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.