Building comparison
head to head
Her StoryvsUnheard
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.
Unheard
Optimization · Systems & Chaos
An audio detective game where you identify suspects by eavesdropping on crime-scene recordings.
Her Story leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos); Unheard leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos).
Her StoryUnheard
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.
Unheard
Just scrubbing a timeline and listening
Reads1 vs 0
Her Story leans a little harder on reads, though the gap is small.
Her Story
Subject is recorded, not adaptive.
Unheard
No opponent, recorded voices only
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.
Unheard
Identities are hidden until audio clues connect
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.
Unheard
Cross-referencing fixed conversations solves each case
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.