Building comparison
head to head
Her StoryvsThrough the Darkest of Times
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.
Through the Darkest of Times
Optimization · Pure Optimization
Risk-budgeting resistance actions against historical events and probabilistic crackdowns.
Her Story leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos); Through the Darkest of Times leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Her StoryThrough the Darkest of Times
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.
Through the Darkest of Times
Turn-based planning with no physical component
Reads1 vs 0
Her Story leans a little harder on reads, though the gap is small.
Her Story
Subject is recorded, not adaptive.
Through the Darkest of Times
The regime escalates on historical script, not by modelling you
Variance5 vs 4
Her Story leans a little harder on variance, though the gap is small.
Her Story
Hidden clips revealed by guessed keywords.
Through the Darkest of Times
Raids, arrests and event outcomes roll against hidden odds
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.
Through the Darkest of Times
Balancing morale, funds and member risk is a solvable system
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.