head to head
vs
Chants of SennaarvsThe Swapper
Chants of Sennaar leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); The Swapper leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Chants of SennaarThe Swapper
Axis by axis
Execution1 vs 2
The Swapper leans harder on execution: Light platforming; precision rarely gates progress
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 0
Chants of Sennaar leans harder on variance: Hidden glyph meanings require exploration to uncover
Optimization9 vs 8
Chants of Sennaar leans harder on optimization: Deciphering each language layer is a systematic closed deduction problem
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.