head to head
vs
Fears to Fathom: Home AlonevsTales from the Borderlands
Fears to Fathom: Home Alone leans Variance (Light / Casual); Tales from the Borderlands leans Variance (Light / Casual).
Fears to Fathom: Home AloneTales from the Borderlands
Axis by axis
Execution1 vs 1
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance3 vs 2
Fears to Fathom: Home Alone leans harder on variance: First-play tension comes from not knowing the script
Optimization2 vs 1
Fears to Fathom: Home Alone leans harder on optimization: A short linear story with few real decisions
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.