head to head
vs
Samorost 1vsStill Life
Samorost 1 leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos); Still Life leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Samorost 1Still Life
Axis by axis
Execution1 vs 1
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance4 vs 3
Samorost 1 leans harder on variance: What each surreal scene wants is hidden until poked
Optimization5 vs 6
Still Life leans harder on optimization: Inventory puzzles and deduction steps have fixed solutions
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.