Building comparison
head to head
Professor Layton and the Curious VillagevsSteamWorld Build
Neither is harder. They score identically on all four axes, so the difference between them is in kind, not degree.
Professor Layton and the Curious Village
Optimization · Pure Optimization
Gentleman puzzler solves a village full of standalone brainteasers.
SteamWorld Build
Optimization · Pure Optimization
Balancing town supply chains against mine logistics in a solvable economy.
Professor Layton and the Curious Village leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); SteamWorld Build leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Professor Layton and the Curious VillageSteamWorld Build
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.
Professor Layton and the Curious Village
Stylus taps only; no dexterity pressure at all
SteamWorld Build
Placing buildings has no dexterity component
Reads0 vs 0
Same score on reads - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Professor Layton and the Curious Village
No opponent, adaptive or otherwise
SteamWorld Build
Creature attacks are scripted waves, not an adapting mind
Variance2 vs 2
Same score on variance - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Professor Layton and the Curious Village
Puzzle answers are hidden until reasoned out, then fixed
SteamWorld Build
Resource layout below ground is unknown until dug
Optimization8 vs 8
Same score on optimization - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Professor Layton and the Curious Village
Every brainteaser has one clean solvable answer
SteamWorld Build
Supply chains, citizen needs and mine logistics are the entire test
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.