head to head
vs
Party HardvsPolice Simulator: Patrol Officers
Party Hard leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos); Police Simulator: Patrol Officers leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos).
Party HardPolice Simulator: Patrol Officers
Axis by axis
Execution3 vs 2
Party Hard leans harder on execution: Walking and stabbing need timing but little dexterity
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance5 vs 4
Party Hard leans harder on variance: Random traps, events and witness behaviour vary each level
Optimization6 vs 6
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.