head to head
vs
Déjà Vu: A Nightmare Comes True!!vsSamorost 2
Déjà Vu: A Nightmare Comes True!! leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos); Samorost 2 leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Déjà Vu: A Nightmare Comes True!!Samorost 2
Axis by axis
Execution0 vs 1
Samorost 2 leans harder on execution: Pointing and clicking has no dexterity component
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance5 vs 3
Déjà Vu: A Nightmare Comes True!! leans harder on variance: Clues and death traps are hidden until discovered
Optimization7 vs 6
Déjà Vu: A Nightmare Comes True!! leans harder on optimization: Once mapped, the case is a fixed solvable sequence
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.