head to head
vs
Face NoirvsRusty Lake Hotel
Face Noir leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Rusty Lake Hotel leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Face NoirRusty Lake Hotel
Axis by axis
Execution1 vs 0
Face Noir leans harder on execution: Pointing and clicking carries no physical demand
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization5 vs 6
Rusty Lake Hotel leans harder on optimization: Chaining surreal puzzle logic per room is the whole 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.