head to head
vs
AI: The Somnium FilesvsCollar x Malice
AI: The Somnium Files leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Collar x Malice leans Variance (Systems & Chaos).
AI: The Somnium FilesCollar x Malice
Axis by axis
Execution1 vs 0
AI: The Somnium Files leans harder on execution: Somnium object interactions have minor timing windows
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance3 vs 4
Collar x Malice leans harder on variance: Hidden culprits and unknown branch outcomes on first playthroughs.
Optimization6 vs 4
AI: The Somnium Files leans harder on optimization: Mapping every Somnium action budget to unlock all routes is the core puzzle
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.