head to head
vs
Don't ScreamvsRoad 96
Don't Scream leans Variance (Pure Chaos); Road 96 leans Variance (Systems & Chaos).
Don't ScreamRoad 96
Axis by axis
Execution3 vs 2
Don't Scream leans harder on execution: Keeping your voice steady is the only physical test
Reads0 vs 1
Road 96 leans harder on reads: NPC encounter choices have light social prediction moments
Variance6 vs 6
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization2 vs 4
Road 96 leans harder on optimization: Resource management and route choices are light but solvable systems
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.