head to head
vs
Marbles on StreamvsSeptember 7th
Marbles on Stream leans Variance (Pure Chaos); September 7th leans Variance (Systems & Chaos).
Marbles on StreamSeptember 7th
Axis by axis
Execution0 vs 1
September 7th leans harder on execution: Walking an apartment requires nothing
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance6 vs 4
Marbles on Stream leans harder on variance: Physics RNG decides the entire race outcome
Optimization1 vs 2
September 7th leans harder on optimization: Following the haunting's trigger chain is linear
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.