head to head
vs
Cookie ClickervsGrim Fandango
Cookie Clicker leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Grim Fandango leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Cookie ClickerGrim Fandango
Axis by axis
Execution0 vs 1
Grim Fandango leans harder on execution: Tank controls are awkward but never a skill test
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization9 vs 8
Cookie Clicker leans harder on optimization: Purchase order and ascension math are the game
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.