head to head
vs
Crime Scene CleanervsHouse Flipper
Crime Scene Cleaner leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); House Flipper leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Crime Scene CleanerHouse Flipper
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
Crime Scene Cleaner leans harder on variance: Scene layouts are unknown until entered, then fixed
Optimization6 vs 7
House Flipper leans harder on optimization: Renovation routing, budget, profit margins
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.