head to head
vs
Gone HomevsThe Watson-Scott Test
Gone Home leans Optimization (Light / Casual); The Watson-Scott Test leans Variance (Light / Casual).
Gone HomeThe Watson-Scott Test
Axis by axis
Execution0 vs 0
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 2
The Watson-Scott Test leans harder on variance: Which scares trigger depends on your hidden-to-you answers
Optimization2 vs 1
Gone Home leans harder on optimization: Order of discovery hardly matters.
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.