Building comparison
head to head
MinitvsVaporum
Neither is harder. They score identically on all four axes, so the difference between them is in kind, not degree.
Minit
Optimization · Pure Optimization
Monochrome adventure lived in sixty-second loops that reward ruthless route planning.
Vaporum
Optimization · Pure Optimization
A grid dungeon crawler testing build choices, puzzle-solving and enemy-type counterplay.
Minit leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Vaporum leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
MinitVaporum
Axis by axis
Execution3 vs 3
Same score on execution - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Minit
Simple combat and movement
Vaporum
Real-time grid-dancing around enemies needs some timing
Reads0 vs 0
Same score on reads - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Minit
World is fully scripted
Vaporum
Enemies follow fixed behaviours per type
Variance2 vs 2
Same score on variance - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Minit
Secrets are hidden until first discovery
Vaporum
Dungeon is authored; loot mostly placed
Optimization8 vs 8
Same score on optimization - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Minit
Routing tasks into sixty-second lives is the core test
Vaporum
Gear loadouts, rig builds and puzzle solutions are the core
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.