head to head
vs
Little NightmaresvsPlanet of Lana
Little Nightmares leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Planet of Lana leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
Little NightmaresPlanet of Lana
Axis by axis
Execution4 vs 3
Little Nightmares leans harder on execution: Stealth platforming demands timing.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 1
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization4 vs 5
Planet of Lana leans harder on optimization: Companion-command puzzles have single solutions
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.