Building comparison
head to head
RelictavsViewfinder
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.
Viewfinder
Optimization · Pure Optimization
A puzzle game where photographs layered onto the world physically rebuild missing geometry.
Relicta leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Viewfinder leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
RelictaViewfinder
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
Viewfinder
Placing photo layers needs light spatial precision
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
Viewfinder
No opponent; photograph-based puzzle
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
Viewfinder
All scenes are deterministic
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
Viewfinder
Deducing which photo angle reconstructs the geometry needed to progress
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.