head to head
vs
Her StoryvsPapers, Please
Her Story leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos); Papers, Please leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Her StoryPapers, Please
Axis by axis
Execution0 vs 4
Papers, Please leans harder on execution: Document-checking speed directly pays the rent
Reads1 vs 0
Her Story leans harder on reads: Subject is recorded, not adaptive.
Variance5 vs 4
Her Story leans harder on variance: Hidden clips revealed by guessed keywords.
Optimization7 vs 7
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.