head to head
vs
Night in the WoodsvsZup!
Night in the Woods leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Zup! leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Night in the WoodsZup!
Axis by axis
Execution2 vs 2
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 1
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization4 vs 5
Zup! leans harder on optimization: Each level is a small solvable explosion-order puzzle
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.