Building comparison
head to head
Monument Valley 2vsStick it to the Man!
Neither is meaningfully harder - they pose close to the same test. The widest gap is execution, and it is a single point.
Monument Valley 2
Optimization · Pure Optimization
Sequel that adds a mother-daughter pair to its impossible-architecture puzzles.
Stick it to the Man!
Optimization · Pure Optimization
Comedy adventure puzzles solved by matching the right sticker to the right head.
Monument Valley 2 leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Stick it to the Man! leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Monument Valley 2Stick it to the Man!
Axis by axis
Execution1 vs 2
Stick it to the Man! leans a little harder on execution, though the gap is small.
Monument Valley 2
Gentle touch controls, no reflexes
Stick it to the Man!
Simple platforming with no twitch ceiling
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
Stick it to the Man!
Mind-reading is a story device, not opponent modelling
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
Stick it to the Man!
Every gag and sticker puzzle is scripted
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
Stick it to the Man!
Matching stickers to puzzle locks is the core test
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.