head to head
vs
Hello Neighbor 2vsPenumbra: Overture
Hello Neighbor 2 leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos); Penumbra: Overture leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Hello Neighbor 2Penumbra: Overture
Axis by axis
Execution2 vs 2
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads2 vs 1
Hello Neighbor 2 leans harder on reads: The 'learning' AI is mappable in practice, not truly adaptive
Variance4 vs 3
Hello Neighbor 2 leans harder on variance: Neighbor patrols and house secrets are hidden until learned
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.