head to head
vs
Hero of the Kingdom IIIvsMurdered: Soul Suspect
Hero of the Kingdom III leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Murdered: Soul Suspect leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos).
Hero of the Kingdom IIIMurdered: Soul Suspect
Axis by axis
Execution1 vs 1
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 3
Murdered: Soul Suspect leans harder on variance: Clues and case answers are hidden until found
Optimization5 vs 4
Hero of the Kingdom III leans harder on optimization: Quest-chain economics and resource trading are the whole game
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.