head to head
vs
DaturavsPoppy Playtime
Datura leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos); Poppy Playtime leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
DaturaPoppy Playtime
Axis by axis
Execution2 vs 3
Poppy Playtime leans harder on execution: GrabPack puzzles and chase sequences ask light dexterity
Reads1 vs 0
Datura leans harder on reads: No adaptive opponent in an exploratory narrative
Variance3 vs 3
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization4 vs 4
Even - both lean on optimization about the same.
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.