head to head
vs
Cookie ClickervsShenzhen I/O
Cookie Clicker leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Shenzhen I/O leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Cookie ClickerShenzhen I/O
Axis by axis
Execution0 vs 1
Shenzhen I/O leans harder on execution: Writing code in a manual has zero twitch component
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 0
Cookie Clicker leans harder on variance: Golden cookie timing randomness
Optimization9 vs 10
Shenzhen I/O leans harder on optimization: Programming microcontrollers in minimal instructions to pass exact circuit specifications
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.