head to head
vs
Michigan: Report from HellvsThe Sinking City
Michigan: Report from Hell leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos); The Sinking City leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Michigan: Report from HellThe Sinking City
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 3
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization4 vs 6
The Sinking City leans harder on optimization: Cross-referencing evidence and city archives is the deduction core
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.