head to head
vs
Blade RunnervsSong of Horror
Blade Runner leans Variance (Systems & Chaos); Song of Horror leans Variance (Systems & Chaos).
Blade RunnerSong of Horror
Axis by axis
Execution1 vs 2
Song of Horror leans harder on execution: Hiding and interaction under stress; minimal combat
Reads0 vs 1
Song of Horror leans harder on reads: The Presence adapts its tactics each session using AI but is not modelling the specific player long-term
Variance6 vs 6
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization5 vs 5
Even - both lean on optimization about the same.
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.