head to head
vs
Cut the Rope 2vsUnravel
Cut the Rope 2 leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Unravel leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
Cut the Rope 2Unravel
Axis by axis
Execution3 vs 4
Unravel leans harder on execution: Gentle platforming and yarn-swing timing
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 1
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization7 vs 6
Cut the Rope 2 leans harder on optimization: Finding the star-collecting solution sequence 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.