head to head
vs
Papers, PleasevsSoulmask
Papers, Please leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Soulmask leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
Papers, PleaseSoulmask
Axis by axis
Execution4 vs 5
Soulmask leans harder on execution: Stamina-based melee and dodge combat has a real execution ceiling
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance4 vs 4
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization7 vs 7
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.