Building comparison
head to head
Her StoryvsLacuna
Neither is meaningfully harder - they pose close to the same test. The widest gap is reads, and it is a single point.
Her Story
Optimization · Systems & Chaos
A search-based detective game piecing together police interview footage.
Lacuna
Optimization · Systems & Chaos
Deduction under permanent consequences - assembling hidden case facts into correct conclusions.
Her Story leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos); Lacuna leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos).
Her StoryLacuna
Axis by axis
Execution0 vs 0
Same score on execution - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Her Story
Typing search terms only.
Lacuna
Walking and dialogue choices need no dexterity
Reads1 vs 0
Her Story leans a little harder on reads, though the gap is small.
Her Story
Subject is recorded, not adaptive.
Lacuna
Suspects follow a fixed script regardless of you
Variance5 vs 5
Same score on variance - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Her Story
Hidden clips revealed by guessed keywords.
Lacuna
The case is hidden information; wrong reads stick permanently
Optimization7 vs 6
Her Story leans a little harder on optimization, though the gap is small.
Her Story
Efficient search strategy reconstructs the case.
Lacuna
Cross-referencing clues into correct deductions is the test
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.