head to head
vs
Mystery Case Files: 13th SkullvsThe Cat Lady
Mystery Case Files: 13th Skull leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); The Cat Lady leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Mystery Case Files: 13th SkullThe Cat Lady
Axis by axis
Execution1 vs 1
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads1 vs 0
Mystery Case Files: 13th Skull leans harder on reads: No adaptive opponent, puzzles are fixed
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization7 vs 6
Mystery Case Files: 13th Skull leans harder on optimization: Solving puzzles and finding objects is the whole loop
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.