head to head
vs
Her StoryvsMarvel Puzzle Quest
Her Story leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos); Marvel Puzzle Quest leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos).
Her StoryMarvel Puzzle Quest
Axis by axis
Execution0 vs 1
Marvel Puzzle Quest leans harder on execution: Tile matching has no dexterity component
Reads1 vs 1
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance5 vs 6
Marvel Puzzle Quest leans harder on variance: Board drops and cascades swing individual matches
Optimization7 vs 7
Even - both lean on optimization about the same.
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.