head to head
vs
Donkey Kong Jr. MathvsLittle Nightmares
Donkey Kong Jr. Math leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Little Nightmares leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Donkey Kong Jr. MathLittle Nightmares
Axis by axis
Execution4 vs 4
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance0 vs 1
Little Nightmares leans harder on variance: Minimal randomness.
Optimization5 vs 4
Donkey Kong Jr. Math leans harder on optimization: Picking the shortest arithmetic path to the target is the game
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.