head to head
vs
Monument Valley 2vsUnmechanical: Extended Edition
Monument Valley 2 leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Unmechanical: Extended Edition leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Monument Valley 2Unmechanical: Extended Edition
Axis by axis
Execution1 vs 2
Unmechanical: Extended Edition leans harder on execution: Floating a tractor-beam helicopter needs minimal dexterity
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 1
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization6 vs 7
Unmechanical: Extended Edition leans harder on optimization: Physics and logic puzzle solutions are the entire game
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.