head to head
vs
Glass MasqueradevsNight in the Woods
Glass Masquerade leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Night in the Woods leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
Glass MasqueradeNight in the Woods
Axis by axis
Execution1 vs 2
Night in the Woods leans harder on execution: Platforming and mini-games add light motor demands
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 1
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization5 vs 4
Glass Masquerade leans harder on optimization: Matching shards by shape and colour is pure gentle solving
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.