head to head
vs
Garten of BanbanvsLittle Misfortune
Garten of Banban leans Optimization (Light / Casual); Little Misfortune leans Variance (Light / Casual).
Garten of BanbanLittle Misfortune
Axis by axis
Execution1 vs 0
Garten of Banban leans harder on execution: Walking and simple drone puzzles demand no dexterity
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization3 vs 1
Garten of Banban leans harder on optimization: Linear puzzles with single obvious solutions
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.