Building comparison
head to head
BotaniculavsPost Mortem
Neither is meaningfully harder - they pose close to the same test. The widest gap is execution, and it is a single point.
Botanicula
Optimization · Pure Optimization
A whimsical nature adventure that rewards curiosity and experimentation over systematic puzzle solving.
Post Mortem
Optimization · Pure Optimization
Piecing together a scripted murder conspiracy from hidden clues.
Botanicula leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Post Mortem leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
BotaniculaPost Mortem
Axis by axis
Execution1 vs 0
Botanicula leans a little harder on execution, though the gap is small.
Botanicula
Exploration is gentle; no motor challenge anywhere
Post Mortem
Point-and-click interface, zero dexterity
Reads0 vs 0
Same score on reads - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Botanicula
Ecological fable with no opponent to model
Post Mortem
Suspects follow scripted dialogue trees
Variance3 vs 3
Same score on variance - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Botanicula
Playful hidden interactions reward experimentation over deduction
Post Mortem
The conspiracy is hidden information revealed by investigation
Optimization6 vs 6
Same score on optimization - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Botanicula
Most solutions are found through joyful trial-and-error rather than logic chains
Post Mortem
Piecing fixed clues into the solution is the game
A matching score does not mean a matching test. Two games can both sit at 10 on execution and demand completely different things of you - which is why the reasoning above matters more than the number beside it.