head to head
vs
Polda 2vsRusty Lake Hotel
Polda 2 leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Rusty Lake Hotel leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Polda 2Rusty Lake Hotel
Axis by axis
Execution1 vs 0
Polda 2 leans harder on execution: Point-and-click input has no timing demand
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 2
Rusty Lake Hotel leans harder on variance: Solutions are hidden until discovered, then fixed
Optimization6 vs 6
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.