head to head
vs
The SwappervsWhere's My Water?
The Swapper leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Where's My Water? leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
The SwapperWhere's My Water?
Axis by axis
Execution2 vs 3
Where's My Water? leans harder on execution: Precise dirt-swiping helps on tight three-duck routes.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance0 vs 1
Where's My Water? leans harder on variance: Physics wobble barely matters; levels are fixed.
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.