head to head
vs
Heavy RainvsPoppy Playtime
Heavy Rain leans Execution (Light / Casual); Poppy Playtime leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
Heavy RainPoppy Playtime
Axis by axis
Execution3 vs 3
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 3
Poppy Playtime leans harder on variance: First-time scares rely on unknown scripted events
Optimization3 vs 4
Poppy Playtime leans harder on optimization: Circuit puzzles have single fixed 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.