head to head
vs
BotaniculavsDéjà Vu: A Nightmare Comes True!!
Botanicula leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Déjà Vu: A Nightmare Comes True!! leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos).
BotaniculaDéjà Vu: A Nightmare Comes True!!
Axis by axis
Execution1 vs 0
Botanicula leans harder on execution: Exploration is gentle; no motor challenge anywhere
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance3 vs 5
Déjà Vu: A Nightmare Comes True!! leans harder on variance: Clues and death traps are hidden until discovered
Optimization6 vs 7
Déjà Vu: A Nightmare Comes True!! leans harder on optimization: Once mapped, the case is a fixed solvable sequence
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.