head to head
vs
Professor Layton and the Diabolical BoxvsSquareCells
Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); SquareCells leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Professor Layton and the Diabolical BoxSquareCells
Axis by axis
Execution0 vs 0
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 0
Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box leans harder on variance: Puzzles are fixed; only their first encounter surprises
Optimization7 vs 8
SquareCells leans harder on optimization: Deductive constraint-solving is literally the whole game
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.