head to head
vs
Goat SimulatorvsSeptember 7th
Goat Simulator leans Variance (Light / Casual); September 7th leans Variance (Systems & Chaos).
Goat SimulatorSeptember 7th
Axis by axis
Execution1 vs 1
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 4
September 7th leans harder on variance: Event sequence is scripted-but-unknown on the single run
Optimization1 vs 2
September 7th leans harder on optimization: Following the haunting's trigger chain is linear
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.