head to head
vs
Her StoryvsWe Were Here Together
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 harder on execution: Walking and interacting; minimal physical demand.
Reads1 vs 1
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance5 vs 5
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization7 vs 8
We Were Here Together leans harder on optimization: Fixed symbol-and-mechanism puzzles, fully solvable once both sides known.
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.