head to head
vs
Overboard!vsThe Room Two
Overboard! leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); The Room Two leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Overboard!The Room Two
Axis by axis
Execution0 vs 1
The Room Two leans harder on execution: Slow tactile fiddling, zero dexterity bar
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance3 vs 2
Overboard! leans harder on variance: Hidden story branches only until replays map them.
Optimization8 vs 8
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.