head to head
vs
Poppy PlaytimevsThe Dark Pictures Anthology: Man of Medan
Poppy Playtime leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); The Dark Pictures Anthology: Man of Medan leans Variance (Systems & Chaos).
Poppy PlaytimeThe Dark Pictures Anthology: Man of Medan
Axis by axis
Execution3 vs 2
Poppy Playtime leans harder on execution: GrabPack puzzles and chase sequences ask light dexterity
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance3 vs 4
The Dark Pictures Anthology: Man of Medan leans harder on variance: Hidden branching consequences until the routes are mapped.
Optimization4 vs 4
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.