head to head
vs
Five Nights at Freddy's 2vsShadows of Doubt
Five Nights at Freddy's 2 leans Variance (Systems & Chaos); Shadows of Doubt leans Variance (Systems & Chaos).
Five Nights at Freddy's 2Shadows of Doubt
Axis by axis
Execution4 vs 3
Five Nights at Freddy's 2 leans harder on execution: Mask, flashlight, and music box juggling demands fast hands
Reads1 vs 0
Five Nights at Freddy's 2 leans harder on reads: RNG-driven animatronics, not adaptive opponents
Variance6 vs 8
Shadows of Doubt leans harder on variance: Seeing the killer's identity instantly solves every case
Optimization6 vs 6
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.