head to head
Neither is meaningfully harder - they pose close to the same test. The widest gap is execution, and it is a single point.

Variance · Systems & Chaos
Learning a stalker's rules and safe routes across time-hopping nights.

Optimization · Systems & Chaos
1940s detective procedural built around crime scenes and reading scripted interrogation tells.
Five Nights at Freddy's: Into the Pit leans Variance (Systems & Chaos); L.A. Noire leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos).
Five Nights at Freddy's: Into the Pit leans a little harder on execution, though the gap is small.
Five Nights at Freddy's: Into the Pit
Hiding and fleeing need timing but stay forgiving
L.A. Noire
Light shooting and driving, very forgiving
Same score on reads - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Five Nights at Freddy's: Into the Pit
The animatronic stalks via game rules, not a mind
L.A. Noire
Suspects follow fixed scripts, never adapt
Five Nights at Freddy's: Into the Pit leans a little harder on variance, though the gap is small.
Five Nights at Freddy's: Into the Pit
Pursuer behaviour and clue locations are hidden until learned
L.A. Noire
Interrogation tells and clues hidden until discovered
Same score on optimization - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Five Nights at Freddy's: Into the Pit
Mapping safe routes and puzzle steps converges quickly
L.A. Noire
Evidence chains and question choices have fixed correct answers
A matching score does not mean a matching test. Two games can both sit at 10 on execution and demand completely different things of you - which is why the reasoning above matters more than the number beside it.