head to head
vs
TrinevsWhere's My Water?
Trine leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Where's My Water? leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
TrineWhere's My Water?
Axis by axis
Execution4 vs 3
Trine leans harder on execution: Physics platforming and wizard-box stacking need dexterity
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 1
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization7 vs 8
Where's My Water? leans harder on optimization: Each puzzle has a discoverable optimal dig path.
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.