head to head
vs
BesiegevsOuter Wilds
Besiege leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Outer Wilds leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
BesiegeOuter Wilds
Axis by axis
Execution3 vs 2
Besiege leans harder on execution: Piloting wobbly contraptions takes some hand skill
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 1
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization8 vs 9
Outer Wilds leans harder on optimization: Pure knowledge puzzle - solve the system
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.