head to head
vs
SquareCellsvsThimbleweed Park
SquareCells leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Thimbleweed Park leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
SquareCellsThimbleweed Park
Axis by axis
Execution0 vs 1
Thimbleweed Park leans harder on execution: Classic SCUMM-style interface with no twitch elements
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance0 vs 1
Thimbleweed Park leans harder on variance: Deterministic puzzles throughout the game
Optimization8 vs 8
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.