head to head
vs
OxenfreevsShardlight
Oxenfree leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Shardlight leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
OxenfreeShardlight
Axis by axis
Execution1 vs 0
Oxenfree leans harder on execution: Radio tuning and walking demand no physical skill
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization5 vs 6
Shardlight leans harder on optimization: Inventory and dialogue puzzles each have one fixed solution
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.