Building comparison
head to head
Plants vs. ZombiesvsPlease, Don't Touch Anything
Neither is meaningfully harder - they pose close to the same test. The widest gap is variance, and it is a single point.
Plants vs. Zombies
Optimization · Pure Optimization
Lane defense classic about managing a sun economy against shambling waves.
Please, Don't Touch Anything
Optimization · Pure Optimization
Tests lateral puzzle deduction to uncover a button panel's hidden endings.
Plants vs. Zombies leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Please, Don't Touch Anything leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Plants vs. ZombiesPlease, Don't Touch Anything
Axis by axis
Execution1 vs 1
Same score on execution - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Plants vs. Zombies
Clicking to plant, minimal pressure
Please, Don't Touch Anything
Pressing buttons takes no dexterity
Reads0 vs 0
Same score on reads - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Plants vs. Zombies
Zombie waves follow set compositions
Please, Don't Touch Anything
The panel is a fixed riddle, not a mind
Variance3 vs 4
Please, Don't Touch Anything leans a little harder on variance, though the gap is small.
Plants vs. Zombies
Wave timing and lane pressure vary mildly
Please, Don't Touch Anything
Hidden endings are unknown information to uncover
Optimization8 vs 7
Plants vs. Zombies leans a little harder on optimization, though the gap is small.
Plants vs. Zombies
Sun economy and lane setups are near-solvable
Please, Don't Touch Anything
Decoding the panel's cryptic logic is pure puzzle-solving
A matching score does not mean a matching test. Two games can both sit at 10 on execution and demand completely different things of you - which is why the reasoning above matters more than the number beside it.