head to head
vs
Five Hearts Under One RoofvsThe Stanley Parable
Five Hearts Under One Roof leans Variance (Light / Casual); The Stanley Parable leans Variance (Light / Casual).
Five Hearts Under One RoofThe Stanley Parable
Axis by axis
Execution0 vs 0
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance3 vs 2
Five Hearts Under One Roof leans harder on variance: Branch outcomes are hidden until a route is explored
Optimization3 vs 2
Five Hearts Under One Roof leans harder on optimization: Route flags and choice mapping are trivially solvable
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.