head to head
vs
CocoonvsMicrosoft Train Simulator
Cocoon leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Microsoft Train Simulator leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
CocoonMicrosoft Train Simulator
Axis by axis
Execution2 vs 2
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 0
Cocoon leans harder on variance: No randomness.
Optimization7 vs 6
Cocoon leans harder on optimization: Pure puzzle logic, solvable by reasoning.
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.