head to head
vs
Rusty Lake: RootsvsThe Roottrees Are Dead
Rusty Lake: Roots leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); The Roottrees Are Dead leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Rusty Lake: RootsThe Roottrees Are Dead
Axis by axis
Execution1 vs 0
Rusty Lake: Roots leans harder on execution: Clicking hotspots; occasional timing, nothing demanding.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance4 vs 5
The Roottrees Are Dead leans harder on variance: The mystery is hidden information that fully converges once solved
Optimization8 vs 8
Even - both lean on optimization about the same.
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.