head to head
vs
HelltakervsMurder by Numbers
Helltaker leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Murder by Numbers leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
HelltakerMurder by Numbers
Axis by axis
Execution1 vs 1
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance0 vs 2
Murder by Numbers leans harder on variance: Whodunit unknown on first pass; picross grids are deterministic.
Optimization7 vs 8
Murder by Numbers leans harder on optimization: Nonogram deduction is the literal core loop.
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.