head to head
vs
Goat SimulatorvsSummer of '58
Goat Simulator leans Variance (Light / Casual); Summer of '58 leans Variance (Light / Casual).
Goat SimulatorSummer of '58
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 3
Summer of '58 leans harder on variance: First-playthrough scares are unknown, then fully mapped
Optimization1 vs 2
Summer of '58 leans harder on optimization: A linear path with minimal puzzle layer
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.