head to head
vs
Steins;GatevsTiny Tower
Steins;Gate leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Tiny Tower leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Steins;GateTiny Tower
Axis by axis
Execution0 vs 0
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 2
Tiny Tower leans harder on variance: Bitizen arrivals and dream jobs roll lightly random
Optimization4 vs 5
Tiny Tower leans harder on optimization: Stocking schedules and floor economics are trivially solvable
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.