head to head
vs
Gone HomevsThe Artful Escape
Gone Home leans Optimization (Light / Casual); The Artful Escape leans Optimization (Light / Casual).
Gone HomeThe Artful Escape
Axis by axis
Execution0 vs 1
The Artful Escape leans harder on execution: Hold right and strum; nearly unfailable
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 0
Gone Home leans harder on variance: Notes and items are fixed.
Optimization2 vs 2
Even - both lean on optimization about the same.
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.