head to head
vs
LoomvsMole Mania
Loom leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Mole Mania leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
LoomMole Mania
Axis by axis
Execution2 vs 3
Mole Mania leans harder on execution: Light action timing on top of the puzzles
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 1
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization8 vs 8
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.