head to head
vs
Bloons TD 6vsCrazy Machines 3
Bloons TD 6 leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Crazy Machines 3 leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Bloons TD 6Crazy Machines 3
Axis by axis
Execution1 vs 2
Crazy Machines 3 leans harder on execution: Placing parts has no twitch component
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 2
Crazy Machines 3 leans harder on variance: Physics deterministic but chains feel lightly chaotic
Optimization9 vs 9
Even - both lean on optimization about the same.
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.