Building comparison
head to head
Her StoryvsTelling Lies
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.
Telling Lies
Optimization · Pure Optimization
A fragmented surveillance drama where keyword searches and clip assembly reconstruct a hidden story.
Her Story leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos); Telling Lies leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Her StoryTelling Lies
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.
Telling Lies
Search-and-playback interface demands no motor skill
Reads1 vs 0
Her Story leans a little harder on reads, though the gap is small.
Her Story
Subject is recorded, not adaptive.
Telling Lies
Pre-recorded footage has no adaptive component
Variance5 vs 4
Her Story leans a little harder on variance, though the gap is small.
Her Story
Hidden clips revealed by guessed keywords.
Telling Lies
Non-linear fragmented footage obscures the timeline and relationships
Optimization7 vs 7
Same score on optimization - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Her Story
Efficient search strategy reconstructs the case.
Telling Lies
Methodical keyword search and clip ordering reconstructs the hidden narrative
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.