head to head
vs
Day of the TentaclevsVoid Stranger
Day of the Tentacle leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Void Stranger leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Day of the TentacleVoid Stranger
Axis by axis
Execution1 vs 2
Void Stranger leans harder on execution: Sokoban grid movement is nearly frictionless input
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 1
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization9 vs 9
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.