head to head
vs
Crazy Machines 3vsOuter Wilds
Crazy Machines 3 leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Outer Wilds leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Crazy Machines 3Outer Wilds
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.
Variance2 vs 1
Crazy Machines 3 leans harder on variance: Physics deterministic but chains feel lightly chaotic
Optimization9 vs 9
Even - both lean on optimization about the same.
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.