head to head
vs
Curious Expedition 2vsPhasmophobia
Curious Expedition 2 leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos); Phasmophobia leans Variance (Systems & Chaos).
Curious Expedition 2Phasmophobia
Axis by axis
Execution1 vs 1
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads1 vs 1
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance6 vs 7
Phasmophobia leans harder on variance: Ghost type and evidence rolls are hidden each contract.
Optimization7 vs 6
Curious Expedition 2 leans harder on optimization: Managing sanity, supplies and party composition is the loop
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.