head to head
vs
Broken Sword 5: The Serpent's CursevsChoice of Robots
Broken Sword 5: The Serpent's Curse leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos); Choice of Robots leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos).
Broken Sword 5: The Serpent's CurseChoice of Robots
Axis by axis
Execution0 vs 0
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance3 vs 2
Broken Sword 5: The Serpent's Curse leans harder on variance: Art-theft mystery hides its heretical secret initially.
Optimization5 vs 4
Broken Sword 5: The Serpent's Curse leans harder on optimization: Modern hint-friendly puzzles with fixed intended solutions.
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.