head to head
vs
Outer WildsvsSave Room: Organization Game
Outer Wilds leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Save Room: Organization Game leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Outer WildsSave Room: Organization Game
Axis by axis
Execution2 vs 1
Outer Wilds leans harder on execution: Light piloting, mostly forgiving
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 1
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization9 vs 8
Outer Wilds leans harder on optimization: Pure knowledge puzzle - solve the system
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.