head to head
vs
Leaving LyndowvsThe Stanley Parable
Leaving Lyndow leans Variance (Light / Casual); The Stanley Parable leans Variance (Light / Casual).
Leaving LyndowThe Stanley Parable
Axis by axis
Execution1 vs 0
Leaving Lyndow leans harder on execution: Walking and clicking through a short story
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization1 vs 2
The Stanley Parable leans harder on optimization: Finding all branches is a trivial checklist
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.