Building comparison
head to head
RelictavsThe Swapper
Neither is harder. They score identically on all four axes, so the difference between them is in kind, not degree.
Relicta
Optimization · Pure Optimization
Deterministic physics puzzles solved by reasoning about magnetism and gravity.
The Swapper
Optimization · Pure Optimization
Atmospheric sci-fi puzzler about swapping consciousness between your own clones.
Relicta leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); The Swapper leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
RelictaThe Swapper
Axis by axis
Execution2 vs 2
Same score on execution - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Relicta
Walking between switches; timing rarely matters
The Swapper
Light platforming; precision rarely gates progress
Reads0 vs 0
Same score on reads - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Relicta
No adversary in the puzzle chambers
The Swapper
No opponent exists
Variance0 vs 0
Same score on variance - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Relicta
Every chamber is fully visible and deterministic
The Swapper
Deterministic rooms with no hidden state
Optimization8 vs 8
Same score on optimization - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Relicta
Magnetism-gravity logic chains are the entire game
The Swapper
Clone-placement puzzles have fixed solvable solutions
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.