head to head
vs
SanitariumvsThe Adventures of Willy Beamish
Sanitarium leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); The Adventures of Willy Beamish leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
SanitariumThe Adventures of Willy Beamish
Axis by axis
Execution1 vs 2
The Adventures of Willy Beamish leans harder on execution: Point-and-click, no twitch precision needed
Reads0 vs 1
The Adventures of Willy Beamish leans harder on reads: NPCs follow scripted timed schedules
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization7 vs 7
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.