head to head
vs
GunpointvsPaper Trail
Gunpoint leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Paper Trail leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
GunpointPaper Trail
Axis by axis
Execution2 vs 1
Gunpoint leans harder on execution: Jump timing matters occasionally, lightly
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 1
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization7 vs 6
Gunpoint leans harder on optimization: Crosslink rewiring puzzles have clean optimal solutions
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.