head to head
Neither is harder. They score identically on all four axes, so the difference between them is in kind, not degree.

Variance · Light / Casual
A dark comedic narrative adventure following a cheerful girl on a fateful errand.

Variance · Light / Casual
A short psychological visual novel that tests nothing beyond attention and empathy.
Little Misfortune leans Variance (Light / Casual); Milk Outside a Bag of Milk Outside a Bag of Milk leans Variance (Light / Casual).
Same score on execution - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Little Misfortune
Walking and choices only
Milk Outside a Bag of Milk Outside a Bag of Milk
Reading and choosing lines requires nothing physical
Same score on reads - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Little Misfortune
No adaptive opposition
Milk Outside a Bag of Milk Outside a Bag of Milk
The girl's reactions are authored, not adaptive
Same score on variance - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Little Misfortune
Choice outcomes hidden on first play
Milk Outside a Bag of Milk Outside a Bag of Milk
Branch outcomes are hidden on a first read
Same score on optimization - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Little Misfortune
Almost nothing to solve, story carries everything
Milk Outside a Bag of Milk Outside a Bag of Milk
Finding endings is light dialogue-tree exploration
A matching score does not mean a matching test. Two games can both sit at 10 on execution and demand completely different things of you - which is why the reasoning above matters more than the number beside it.