head to head
vs
Solomon's KeyvsTomb Raider
Solomon's Key leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Tomb Raider leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
Solomon's KeyTomb Raider
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 5
Solomon's Key leans harder on execution: Demanding arcade timing while creating and breaking blocks.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization8 vs 7
Solomon's Key leans harder on optimization: Each screen has plannable block-magic 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.