head to head
Neither is harder. They score identically on all four axes, so the difference between them is in kind, not degree.

Optimization · Pure Optimization
Hand-drawn puzzle where overlapping illustrated panels unlock impossible connections.

Optimization · Pure Optimization
Authored logic puzzles and contradiction hunting with zero execution demand.
Gorogoa leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Professor Layton vs. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Same score on execution - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Gorogoa
Dragging panels requires no skill
Professor Layton vs. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney
Tapping answers has no physical component
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
Professor Layton vs. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney
Witnesses are scripted, contradictions are authored
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
Professor Layton vs. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney
Testimony twists are hidden until revealed, then fixed
Same score on optimization - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Gorogoa
Each panel arrangement has one elegant solvable answer
Professor Layton vs. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney
Logic puzzles and contradiction-spotting are fully solvable
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.