head to head
vs
AI: The Somnium FilesvsThe White Door
AI: The Somnium Files leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); The White Door leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos).
AI: The Somnium FilesThe White Door
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 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.