Building comparison
head to head
CocoonvsPC Building Simulator
Neither is harder. They score identically on all four axes, so the difference between them is in kind, not degree.
Cocoon
Optimization · Pure Optimization
A surreal puzzle-adventure about nesting worlds inside orbs.
PC Building Simulator
Optimization · Pure Optimization
A career sim about diagnosing, repairing and assembling customer PCs on a budget.
Cocoon leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); PC Building Simulator leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
CocoonPC Building Simulator
Axis by axis
Execution2 vs 2
Same score on execution - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Cocoon
Inputs are simple movement and a button.
PC Building Simulator
Careful part assembly is procedural, not twitchy.
Reads0 vs 0
Same score on reads - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Cocoon
Puzzles are fixed designs.
PC Building Simulator
No opponent; clients issue fixed job tickets.
Variance1 vs 1
Same score on variance - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Cocoon
No randomness.
PC Building Simulator
Job orders vary slightly day to day.
Optimization7 vs 7
Same score on optimization - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Cocoon
Pure puzzle logic, solvable by reasoning.
PC Building Simulator
Diagnosing builds and budgeting parts for jobs is the whole 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.