Building comparison
head to head
Her StoryvsWe Were Here Together
Neither is meaningfully harder - they pose close to the same test. The widest gap is execution, and it is a single point.
Her Story
Optimization · Systems & Chaos
A search-based detective game piecing together police interview footage.
We Were Here Together
Optimization · Pure Optimization
A two-player co-op escape adventure built on describing what only you can see over voice chat.
Her Story leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos); We Were Here Together leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Her StoryWe Were Here Together
Axis by axis
Execution0 vs 1
We Were Here Together leans a little harder on execution, though the gap is small.
Her Story
Typing search terms only.
We Were Here Together
Walking and interacting; minimal physical demand.
Reads1 vs 1
Same score on reads - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Her Story
Subject is recorded, not adaptive.
We Were Here Together
Partner is an ally; puzzles never adapt.
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.
We Were Here Together
Asymmetric hidden information is the core mechanic.
Optimization7 vs 8
We Were Here Together leans a little harder on optimization, though the gap is small.
Her Story
Efficient search strategy reconstructs the case.
We Were Here Together
Fixed symbol-and-mechanism puzzles, fully solvable once both sides known.
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.