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The Cat Lady leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Windosill leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos).

EXECUTION1 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION6 /10
The Cat LadyWindosill

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.

Variance2 vs 3

Windosill leans harder on variance: Each room's mechanism is hidden until poked

Optimization6 vs 5

The Cat Lady leans harder on optimization: Adventure-game puzzles have fixed discoverable 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.

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