Building comparison
head to head
Samorost 3vsScratches
Neither is harder. They score identically on all four axes, so the difference between them is in kind, not degree.
Samorost 3
Optimization · Pure Optimization
An atmospheric puzzle journey solved by observing environmental logic and musical interaction patterns.
Scratches
Optimization · Pure Optimization
A slow-burn first-person adventure investigating strange scratching sounds in an isolated Victorian mansion.
Samorost 3 leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Scratches leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Samorost 3Scratches
Axis by axis
Execution1 vs 1
Same score on execution - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Samorost 3
Gentle interaction design; no reflex or timing demands
Scratches
First-person point-and-click input is physically trivial
Reads0 vs 0
Same score on reads - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Samorost 3
Solo cosmos exploration with no opponent
Scratches
No opponents at all, only an empty haunted estate
Variance2 vs 2
Same score on variance - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Samorost 3
Some hidden interaction spots require exploratory clicks
Scratches
The mystery's hidden answers drive a blind first run
Optimization7 vs 7
Same score on optimization - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Samorost 3
Environmental music puzzles have fixed solutions discoverable through observation
Scratches
Investigation puzzles resolve to one fixed solution path
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.