head to head
vs
AI: The Somnium FilesvsLove, Money, Rock'n'Roll
AI: The Somnium Files leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Love, Money, Rock'n'Roll leans Variance (Systems & Chaos).
AI: The Somnium FilesLove, Money, Rock'n'Roll
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
Love, Money, Rock'n'Roll leans harder on variance: Branch outcomes are hidden information on first routes
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.