head to head
vs
Night in the WoodsvsPuzzle Agent
Night in the Woods leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Puzzle Agent leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Night in the WoodsPuzzle Agent
Axis by axis
Execution2 vs 1
Night in the Woods leans harder on execution: Platforming and mini-games add light motor demands
Reads0 vs 1
Puzzle Agent leans harder on reads: no adversarial opponent, single-player puzzles
Variance1 vs 1
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization4 vs 4
Even - both lean on optimization about the same.
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.