head to head
vs
BeholdervsNancy Drew: Secrets Can Kill
Beholder leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Nancy Drew: Secrets Can Kill leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos).
BeholderNancy Drew: Secrets Can Kill
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.
Variance4 vs 5
Nancy Drew: Secrets Can Kill leans harder on variance: The culprit and clues are hidden information to uncover
Optimization7 vs 6
Beholder leans harder on optimization: Money, time, and blackmail decision routing
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.