Building comparison
head to head
Escape from Monkey IslandvsThe Inner World
Neither is meaningfully harder - they pose close to the same test. The widest gap is execution, and it is a single point.
Escape from Monkey Island
Optimization · Pure Optimization
A comedic point-and-click adventure of pirate puzzles with fixed solutions.
The Inner World
Optimization · Pure Optimization
Classic item-combination puzzle solving in a hand-drawn world.
Escape from Monkey Island leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); The Inner World leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Escape from Monkey IslandThe Inner World
Axis by axis
Execution1 vs 0
Escape from Monkey Island leans a little harder on execution, though the gap is small.
Escape from Monkey Island
Pointing and walking only
The Inner World
Pointing and clicking, no dexterity
Reads0 vs 0
Same score on reads - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Escape from Monkey Island
No opponent
The Inner World
Asposia's characters are scripted
Variance2 vs 2
Same score on variance - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Escape from Monkey Island
Puzzle solutions hidden until discovered
The Inner World
Puzzle states hidden until explored, then fixed
Optimization6 vs 6
Same score on optimization - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Escape from Monkey Island
Once known, every puzzle has one fixed answer
The Inner World
Combining items through fixed puzzle logic is the game
A matching score does not mean a matching test. Two games can both sit at 10 on execution and demand completely different things of you - which is why the reasoning above matters more than the number beside it.