head to head
vs
Crazy Machines 3vsPlanet Coaster
Crazy Machines 3 leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Planet Coaster leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Crazy Machines 3Planet Coaster
Axis by axis
Execution2 vs 3
Planet Coaster leans harder on execution: Precise track and scenery placement rewards manual dexterity
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
Crazy Machines 3 leans harder on optimization: Engineering a working contraption is the whole 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.