head to head
vs
Secret Files 3vsThe Neverhood
Secret Files 3 leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); The Neverhood leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Secret Files 3The Neverhood
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.
Variance1 vs 1
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization5 vs 4
Secret Files 3 leans harder on optimization: Inventory and logic puzzles are solvable with knowledge.
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.