head to head
vs
PowerWash Simulator 2vsThe Neverhood
PowerWash Simulator 2 leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); The Neverhood leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
PowerWash Simulator 2The Neverhood
Axis by axis
Execution2 vs 1
PowerWash Simulator 2 leans harder on execution: Aiming a spray nozzle has no real ceiling
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance0 vs 1
The Neverhood leans harder on variance: Puzzles hidden until discovered, then fixed
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.