head to head
vs
Nightmares from the Deep: The Cursed HeartvsOxenfree
Nightmares from the Deep: The Cursed Heart leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos); Oxenfree leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Nightmares from the Deep: The Cursed HeartOxenfree
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
Nightmares from the Deep: The Cursed Heart leans harder on variance: Object placements are unknown until found
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.