head to head
vs
OxenfreevsPhantasmagoria
Oxenfree leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Phantasmagoria leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos).
OxenfreePhantasmagoria
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.
Variance2 vs 3
Phantasmagoria leans harder on variance: Deaths and triggers unknown on first run
Optimization5 vs 4
Oxenfree leans harder on optimization: Relationship and dialogue choices converge toward fixed endings
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.