head to head
vs
Deliver Us the MoonvsThe Casting of Frank Stone
Deliver Us the Moon leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos); The Casting of Frank Stone leans Variance (Systems & Chaos).
Deliver Us the MoonThe Casting of Frank Stone
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.
Variance3 vs 4
The Casting of Frank Stone leans harder on variance: Hidden branch consequences until routes are charted.
Optimization5 vs 4
Deliver Us the Moon leans harder on optimization: Environmental puzzles have single discoverable solutions
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.