Building comparison
head to head
Beneath a Steel SkyvsThe Testament of Sherlock Holmes
Neither is meaningfully harder - they pose close to the same test. The widest gap is variance, and it is a single point.
Beneath a Steel Sky
Optimization · Pure Optimization
Cyberpunk point-and-click adventure through a dystopian Australian mega-city.
The Testament of Sherlock Holmes
Optimization · Pure Optimization
Evidence-gathering and deduction-board logic with no physical or adversarial layer.
Beneath a Steel Sky leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); The Testament of Sherlock Holmes leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Beneath a Steel SkyThe Testament of Sherlock Holmes
Axis by axis
Execution0 vs 0
Same score on execution - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Beneath a Steel Sky
Point-and-click; no dexterity required
The Testament of Sherlock Holmes
Pointing and clicking through crime scenes
Reads0 vs 0
Same score on reads - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Beneath a Steel Sky
No opponent; scripted characters
The Testament of Sherlock Holmes
Suspects are written, not adapting
Variance2 vs 3
The Testament of Sherlock Holmes leans a little harder on variance, though the gap is small.
Beneath a Steel Sky
First-run puzzle surprises only
The Testament of Sherlock Holmes
Clues are hidden information until uncovered
Optimization6 vs 7
The Testament of Sherlock Holmes leans a little harder on optimization, though the gap is small.
Beneath a Steel Sky
Inventory puzzle chains are fully solvable
The Testament of Sherlock Holmes
The deduction board is a solvable logic puzzle
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.