Building comparison
head to head
CarrionvsMax: The Curse of Brotherhood
Neither is harder. They score identically on all four axes, so the difference between them is in kind, not degree.
Carrion
Optimization · Practiced Mastery
Reverse-horror metroidvania where you play the escaped flesh monster.
Max: The Curse of Brotherhood
Optimization · Practiced Mastery
Solving drawn-physics puzzles with light platforming execution between them.
Carrion leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Max: The Curse of Brotherhood leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
CarrionMax: The Curse of Brotherhood
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 5
Same score on execution - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Carrion
Fluid tentacle movement and snatch timing
Max: The Curse of Brotherhood
Platforming and marker-drawing under chase pressure need moderate dexterity
Reads0 vs 0
Same score on reads - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Carrion
Guards follow simple fixed behaviours
Max: The Curse of Brotherhood
No adaptive opposition - set-piece hazards only
Variance1 vs 1
Same score on variance - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Carrion
Layouts and encounters are fixed
Max: The Curse of Brotherhood
Puzzle solutions are fixed once seen
Optimization6 vs 6
Same score on optimization - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Carrion
Route memory and biomass upgrade puzzles
Max: The Curse of Brotherhood
Each physics puzzle has a discoverable intended solution
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.