head to head
Broken Sword 5: The Serpent's CursevsDuck Detective: The Secret Salami
Broken Sword 5: The Serpent's Curse leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos); Duck Detective: The Secret Salami leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos).
Broken Sword 5: The Serpent's CurseDuck Detective: The Secret Salami
Axis by axis
Execution0 vs 0
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance3 vs 4
Duck Detective: The Secret Salami leans harder on variance: The mystery is hidden information you uncover piece by piece
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.

