head to head
vs
Chaos;ChildvsMurdered: Soul Suspect
Chaos;Child leans Variance (Light / Casual); Murdered: Soul Suspect leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos).
Chaos;ChildMurdered: Soul Suspect
Axis by axis
Execution0 vs 1
Murdered: Soul Suspect leans harder on execution: Walking and clue-clicking; demon stealth is trivial
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance3 vs 3
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization3 vs 4
Murdered: Soul Suspect leans harder on optimization: Deduction sequences are guided puzzles with known answers
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.