Building comparison
head to head
80 DaysvsHer Story
Neither is meaningfully harder - they pose close to the same test. The widest gap is reads, and it is a single point.
80 Days
Optimization · Systems & Chaos
A narrative race around an alternate steampunk world balancing routes, money, and time.
Her Story
Optimization · Systems & Chaos
A search-based detective game piecing together police interview footage.
80 Days leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos); Her Story leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos).
80 DaysHer Story
Axis by axis
Execution0 vs 0
Same score on execution - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
80 Days
Menu choices only, no physical skill
Her Story
Typing search terms only.
Reads0 vs 1
Her Story leans a little harder on reads, though the gap is small.
80 Days
NPCs follow scripted branches, never adapt
Her Story
Subject is recorded, not adaptive.
Variance5 vs 5
Same score on variance - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
80 Days
Unknown routes, events, and market prices on first runs
Her Story
Hidden clips revealed by guessed keywords.
Optimization7 vs 7
Same score on optimization - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
80 Days
Routing, packing, and trading converge to optimal circumnavigations
Her Story
Efficient search strategy reconstructs the case.
A matching score does not mean a matching test. Two games can both sit at 10 on execution and demand completely different things of you - which is why the reasoning above matters more than the number beside it.