Building comparison
head to head
GorogoavsIndiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis
Neither is meaningfully harder - they pose close to the same test. The widest gap is execution, and it is a single point.
Gorogoa
Optimization · Pure Optimization
Hand-drawn puzzle where overlapping illustrated panels unlock impossible connections.
Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis
Optimization · Pure Optimization
LucasArts adventure sending Indy down three routes toward Atlantis.
Gorogoa leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
GorogoaIndiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis
Axis by axis
Execution0 vs 1
Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis leans a little harder on execution, though the gap is small.
Gorogoa
Dragging panels requires no skill
Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis
Pointing and clicking, light fistfight option
Reads0 vs 0
Same score on reads - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Gorogoa
No opponent exists
Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis
No adaptive opposition
Variance2 vs 2
Same score on variance - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Gorogoa
Solutions unknown on first encounter only
Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis
Solutions hidden until reasoned out
Optimization7 vs 8
Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis leans a little harder on optimization, though the gap is small.
Gorogoa
Each panel arrangement has one elegant solvable answer
Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis
Three-path puzzle chains reward deduction
A matching score does not mean a matching test. Two games can both sit at 10 on execution and demand completely different things of you - which is why the reasoning above matters more than the number beside it.