head to head
vs
AI: The Somnium FilesvsOutcore: Desktop Adventure
AI: The Somnium Files leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Outcore: Desktop Adventure leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos).
AI: The Somnium FilesOutcore: Desktop Adventure
Axis by axis
Execution1 vs 2
Outcore: Desktop Adventure leans harder on execution: Light platforming segments, mostly clicking around Windows
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance3 vs 3
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
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.