head to head
vs
Diaries of a Spaceport JanitorvsOxenfree
Diaries of a Spaceport Janitor leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos); Oxenfree leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Diaries of a Spaceport JanitorOxenfree
Axis by axis
Execution1 vs 1
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance3 vs 2
Diaries of a Spaceport Janitor leans harder on variance: Daily prices and item spawns carry mild randomness
Optimization4 vs 5
Oxenfree leans harder on optimization: Relationship and dialogue choices converge toward fixed endings
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.