Building comparison
head to head
GorogoavsSimon the Sorcerer
Neither is meaningfully harder - they pose close to the same test. The widest gap is variance, and it is a single point.
Gorogoa
Optimization · Pure Optimization
Hand-drawn puzzle where overlapping illustrated panels unlock impossible connections.
Simon the Sorcerer
Optimization · Pure Optimization
A sarcastic British comedy adventure where a teenage wizard rescues an old sorcerer from an evil rival.
Gorogoa leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Simon the Sorcerer leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
GorogoaSimon the Sorcerer
Axis by axis
Execution0 vs 0
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
Simon the Sorcerer
Verb-and-click; zero reflex requirement.
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
Simon the Sorcerer
Fantasy parodies are static set dressing.
Variance2 vs 3
Simon the Sorcerer leans a little harder on variance, though the gap is small.
Gorogoa
Solutions unknown on first encounter only
Simon the Sorcerer
Some obscure item uses surprise first playthroughs.
Optimization7 vs 6
Gorogoa leans a little harder on optimization, though the gap is small.
Gorogoa
Each panel arrangement has one elegant solvable answer
Simon the Sorcerer
Classic inventory puzzle chains with fixed solutions.
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.