head to head
vs
Deceit 2vsTabletop Simulator
Deceit 2 leans Reads (Bluff & Deduction); Tabletop Simulator leans Reads (Bluff & Deduction).
Deceit 2Tabletop Simulator
Axis by axis
Execution4 vs 1
Deceit 2 leans harder on execution: Some shooting and chases, but softer than the original.
Reads8 vs 4
Deceit 2 leans harder on reads: Unmasking infected players is pure adaptive human deception.
Variance6 vs 4
Deceit 2 leans harder on variance: Hidden roles, ritual events, and item luck obscure truth.
Optimization3 vs 3
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.