head to head
vs
Lethal CompanyvsShadows of Doubt
Lethal Company leans Variance (Systems & Chaos); Shadows of Doubt leans Variance (Systems & Chaos).
Lethal CompanyShadows of Doubt
Axis by axis
Execution4 vs 3
Lethal Company leans harder on execution: Movement and aim matter under pressure.
Reads2 vs 0
Lethal Company leans harder on reads: Other players coordinate, but enemies scripted.
Variance7 vs 8
Shadows of Doubt leans harder on variance: Seeing the killer's identity instantly solves every case
Optimization6 vs 6
Even - both lean on optimization about the same.
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.