head to head
vs
The SwappervsUnmechanical: Extended Edition
The Swapper leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Unmechanical: Extended Edition leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
The SwapperUnmechanical: Extended Edition
Axis by axis
Execution2 vs 2
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance0 vs 1
Unmechanical: Extended Edition leans harder on variance: Puzzles are fixed and fully deterministic
Optimization8 vs 7
The Swapper leans harder on optimization: Clone-placement puzzles have fixed solvable 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.