head to head
vs
Goodbye DeponiavsLyne
Goodbye Deponia leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Lyne leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Goodbye DeponiaLyne
Axis by axis
Execution1 vs 0
Goodbye Deponia leans harder on execution: No physical demands on the player
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 0
Goodbye Deponia leans harder on variance: Fixed narrative outcome with deterministic puzzles
Optimization7 vs 7
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.