Building comparison
head to head
Crayon Physics DeluxevsSubnautica
Neither is harder. They score identically on all four axes, so the difference between them is in kind, not degree.
Crayon Physics Deluxe
Optimization · Pure Optimization
Draw crayon shapes that become physics objects to roll a ball to a star.
Subnautica
Optimization · Pure Optimization
An underwater survival game won by methodical tech progression.
Crayon Physics Deluxe leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Subnautica leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Crayon Physics DeluxeSubnautica
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.
Crayon Physics Deluxe
Freehand drawing needs only rough motor control
Subnautica
Movement is slow; no precision demands.
Reads0 vs 0
Same score on reads - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Crayon Physics Deluxe
No opponent exists
Subnautica
Creatures follow scripted patrols; no adaptation.
Variance2 vs 2
Same score on variance - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Crayon Physics Deluxe
Physics wobble makes contraptions slightly unpredictable
Subnautica
Resource node placement mildly randomized.
Optimization8 vs 8
Same score on optimization - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Crayon Physics Deluxe
Each level rewards inventing an efficient contraption
Subnautica
Tech progression and base routing solve the ocean.
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.