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Murdered: Soul Suspect cover artvsThe Uncertain: Last Quiet Day cover art

Murdered: Soul SuspectvsThe Uncertain: Last Quiet Day

Murdered: Soul Suspect leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos); The Uncertain: Last Quiet Day leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos).

EXECUTION1 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE3 /10OPTIMIZATION4 /10
Murdered: Soul SuspectThe Uncertain: Last Quiet Day

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 4

The Uncertain: Last Quiet Day leans harder on variance: Story puzzles are hidden until uncovered

Optimization4 vs 5

The Uncertain: Last Quiet Day leans harder on optimization: Logic puzzles each resolve to one fixed solution

Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.

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Murdered: Soul Suspect

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The Uncertain: Last Quiet Day