Building comparison
head to head
SamorostvsThe Cat Lady
Neither is harder. They score identically on all four axes, so the difference between them is in kind, not degree.
Samorost
Optimization · Pure Optimization
Poking a surreal contraption world until its hidden logic clicks.
The Cat Lady
Optimization · Pure Optimization
A dark adventure game about a suicidal woman granted immortality to hunt five psychopaths.
Samorost leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); The Cat Lady leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
SamorostThe Cat Lady
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
Clicking hotspots requires no dexterity
The Cat Lady
Side-scrolling adventure controls require no dexterity
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
No opponent of any kind exists
The Cat Lady
The Parasites are story antagonists, not adaptive opponents
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
Surreal solutions are hidden until experimented with
The Cat Lady
Mild unknowns in puzzle solutions on a blind playthrough
Optimization6 vs 6
Same score on optimization - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Samorost
Each screen is a small solvable contraption
The Cat Lady
Adventure-game puzzles have fixed discoverable solutions
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.