head to head
vs
AI: The Somnium FilesvsSpirit Hunter: Death Mark
AI: The Somnium Files leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Spirit Hunter: Death Mark leans Variance (Systems & Chaos).
AI: The Somnium FilesSpirit Hunter: Death Mark
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 5
Spirit Hunter: Death Mark leans harder on variance: Unknown spirit weaknesses and deadly choices punish blind first attempts.
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.