head to head
vs
DeponiavsQuadrilateral Cowboy
Deponia leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Quadrilateral Cowboy leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
DeponiaQuadrilateral Cowboy
Axis by axis
Execution1 vs 2
Quadrilateral Cowboy leans harder on execution: Light real-time coordination of gadgets
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 0
Deponia leans harder on variance: Deterministic puzzle world with fixed solutions
Optimization8 vs 8
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.