head to head
Murder HousevsPony Island
Murder House leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Pony Island leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
Murder HousePony Island
Axis by axis
Execution4 vs 3
Murder House leans harder on execution: Tank controls under chase pressure punish fumbled inputs
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance4 vs 3
Murder House leans harder on variance: His appearances feel unknown until the triggers are mapped
Optimization5 vs 5
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.

