head to head
vs
Human Resource MachinevsThe Witness
Human Resource Machine leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); The Witness leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Human Resource MachineThe Witness
Axis by axis
Execution1 vs 0
Human Resource Machine leans harder on execution: Dragging instructions has no timing component
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance0 vs 0
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization10 vs 10
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.