Building comparison
head to head
AI: The Somnium FilesvsThe Blackwell Epiphany
Neither is harder. They score identically on all four axes, so the difference between them is in kind, not degree.
AI: The Somnium Files
Optimization · Pure Optimization
A near-future detective thriller where solving dream-logic puzzles under action budgets branches the investigation.
The Blackwell Epiphany
Optimization · Pure Optimization
Investigative puzzle-solving through dialogue and clue cross-referencing in a fixed story.
AI: The Somnium Files leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); The Blackwell Epiphany leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
AI: The Somnium FilesThe Blackwell Epiphany
Axis by axis
Execution1 vs 1
Same score on execution - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
AI: The Somnium Files
Somnium object interactions have minor timing windows
The Blackwell Epiphany
Pointing and clicking carries no physical ceiling
Reads0 vs 0
Same score on reads - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
AI: The Somnium Files
Dream-world logic is scripted; no adaptive opponent
The Blackwell Epiphany
A fixed narrative with no adaptive adversary
Variance3 vs 3
Same score on variance - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
AI: The Somnium Files
Hidden time-locked Somnium actions obscure optimal routing
The Blackwell Epiphany
Clues are scripted-but-unknown until investigated
Optimization6 vs 6
Same score on optimization - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
AI: The Somnium Files
Mapping every Somnium action budget to unlock all routes is the core puzzle
The Blackwell Epiphany
Cross-referencing names and notebook leads solves every case
A matching score does not mean a matching test. Two games can both sit at 10 on execution and demand completely different things of you - which is why the reasoning above matters more than the number beside it.