head to head
vs
Her StoryvsPuzzle Quest: Galactrix
Her Story leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos); Puzzle Quest: Galactrix leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos).
Her StoryPuzzle Quest: Galactrix
Axis by axis
Execution0 vs 1
Puzzle Quest: Galactrix leans harder on execution: Selecting hex matches has no twitch component
Reads1 vs 1
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance5 vs 6
Puzzle Quest: Galactrix leans harder on variance: Piece spawns from board edges drive swingy cascades
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.