head to head
vs
The DigvsThe Journey Down: Chapter One
The Dig leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); The Journey Down: Chapter One leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos).
The DigThe Journey Down: Chapter One
Axis by axis
Execution0 vs 1
The Journey Down: Chapter One leans harder on execution: Pointing and clicking carries no physical test
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance3 vs 3
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization6 vs 5
The Dig leans harder on optimization: Machine puzzles have single fixed solutions to deduce.
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.