Building comparison
head to head
Monument Valley 2vsScribblenauts Unlimited
Neither is harder. They score identically on all four axes, so the difference between them is in kind, not degree.
Monument Valley 2
Optimization · Pure Optimization
Sequel that adds a mother-daughter pair to its impossible-architecture puzzles.
Scribblenauts Unlimited
Optimization · Pure Optimization
Open-ended puzzles testing vocabulary-driven creative problem-solving more than any reflex.
Monument Valley 2 leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Scribblenauts Unlimited leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Monument Valley 2Scribblenauts Unlimited
Axis by axis
Execution1 vs 1
Same score on execution - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Monument Valley 2
Gentle touch controls, no reflexes
Scribblenauts Unlimited
Typing words is the only physical demand
Reads0 vs 0
Same score on reads - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Monument Valley 2
Nothing opposes you
Scribblenauts Unlimited
Puzzle NPCs are static requests, not minds
Variance1 vs 1
Same score on variance - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Monument Valley 2
Deterministic authored levels
Scribblenauts Unlimited
Puzzles are visible; nothing meaningful is hidden
Optimization6 vs 6
Same score on optimization - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Monument Valley 2
Geometry manipulation puzzles with intended solutions
Scribblenauts Unlimited
Finding objects that satisfy puzzle constraints is creative problem-solving
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.