head to head
vs
Iron LungvsThe Vanishing of Ethan Carter
Iron Lung leans Variance (Light / Casual); The Vanishing of Ethan Carter leans Optimization (Light / Casual).
Iron LungThe Vanishing of Ethan Carter
Axis by axis
Execution2 vs 1
Iron Lung leans harder on execution: Slow submarine piloting by coordinates
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance3 vs 2
Iron Lung leans harder on variance: Blind navigation; you see only camera snapshots
Optimization3 vs 3
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.