head to head
vs
Iron LungvsThe Dark Pictures Anthology: Man of Medan
Iron Lung leans Variance (Light / Casual); The Dark Pictures Anthology: Man of Medan leans Variance (Systems & Chaos).
Iron LungThe Dark Pictures Anthology: Man of Medan
Axis by axis
Execution2 vs 2
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance3 vs 4
The Dark Pictures Anthology: Man of Medan leans harder on variance: Hidden branching consequences until the routes are mapped.
Optimization3 vs 4
The Dark Pictures Anthology: Man of Medan leans harder on optimization: Once branches are known, keeping everyone alive is solvable.
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.