head to head
vs
HylicsvsPenumbra: Overture
Hylics leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos); Penumbra: Overture leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
HylicsPenumbra: Overture
Axis by axis
Execution2 vs 2
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads1 vs 1
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance3 vs 3
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization5 vs 6
Penumbra: Overture leans harder on optimization: Puzzle solutions and safe-zone routing are fully learnable
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.