head to head
vs
Last Day of JunevsMad Father
Last Day of June leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Mad Father leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos).
Last Day of JuneMad Father
Axis by axis
Execution1 vs 1
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 3
Mad Father leans harder on variance: Scares and puzzle items are unknown on first playthrough
Optimization5 vs 4
Last Day of June leans harder on optimization: Sequencing the four characters' actions is the puzzle
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.