head to head
vs
Crime Scene CleanervsSpiritfarer
Crime Scene Cleaner leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Spiritfarer leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Crime Scene CleanerSpiritfarer
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 5
Crime Scene Cleaner leans harder on optimization: Efficient cleanup order and avoiding detection is the puzzle
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.