head to head
vs
Donut CountyvsScanner Sombre
Donut County leans Optimization (Light / Casual); Scanner Sombre leans Variance (Light / Casual).
Donut CountyScanner Sombre
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.
Variance1 vs 2
Scanner Sombre leans harder on variance: The cave's shape is unknown only until scanned
Optimization2 vs 1
Donut County leans harder on optimization: Light swallow-order puzzles, easily solved
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.