head to head
vs
Murdered: Soul SuspectvsStacking
Murdered: Soul Suspect leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos); Stacking leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Murdered: Soul SuspectStacking
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.
Variance3 vs 2
Murdered: Soul Suspect leans harder on variance: Clues and case answers are hidden until found
Optimization4 vs 5
Stacking leans harder on optimization: Finding every solution per puzzle is the real challenge
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.