head to head
Microsoft MinesweepervsPixel Dungeon
Microsoft Minesweeper leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos); Pixel Dungeon leans Variance (Systems & Chaos).
Microsoft MinesweeperPixel Dungeon
Axis by axis
Execution2 vs 1
Microsoft Minesweeper leans harder on execution: Click speed only matters for leaderboard times
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance6 vs 7
Pixel Dungeon leans harder on variance: Unidentified potions, scrolls and floor layouts dominate runs
Optimization7 vs 7
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.