head to head
vs
Escape PlanvsMachinarium
Escape Plan leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Machinarium leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Escape PlanMachinarium
Axis by axis
Execution3 vs 2
Escape Plan leans harder on execution: Touch gestures need timing but little dexterity
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization7 vs 9
Machinarium leans harder on optimization: Environmental logic puzzles are tightly designed closed-world problems
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.