head to head
vs
Rusty Lake HotelvsSam & Max: Save the World
Rusty Lake Hotel leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Sam & Max: Save the World leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Rusty Lake HotelSam & Max: Save the World
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.
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization6 vs 5
Rusty Lake Hotel leans harder on optimization: Chaining surreal puzzle logic per room is 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.