head to head
vs
AI: The Somnium FilesvsLast Window: The Secret of Cape West
AI: The Somnium Files leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Last Window: The Secret of Cape West leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos).
AI: The Somnium FilesLast Window: The Secret of Cape West
Axis by axis
Execution1 vs 1
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance3 vs 4
Last Window: The Secret of Cape West leans harder on variance: Apartment residents' secrets stay hidden until pried loose.
Optimization6 vs 5
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.