head to head
vs
Crazy MachinesvsGunpoint
Crazy Machines leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Gunpoint leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Crazy MachinesGunpoint
Axis by axis
Execution1 vs 2
Gunpoint leans harder on execution: Jump timing matters occasionally, lightly
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 1
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization8 vs 7
Crazy Machines leans harder on optimization: Deducing the contraption chain that satisfies each goal is everything
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.