head to head
Her StoryvsMicrosoft Minesweeper
Her Story leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos); Microsoft Minesweeper leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos).
Her StoryMicrosoft Minesweeper
Axis by axis
Execution0 vs 2
Microsoft Minesweeper leans harder on execution: Click speed only matters for leaderboard times
Reads1 vs 0
Her Story leans harder on reads: Subject is recorded, not adaptive.
Variance5 vs 6
Microsoft Minesweeper leans harder on variance: Mine placement is hidden information forcing occasional pure guesses
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.