head to head
vs
Penumbra: Black PlaguevsPrison Architect
Penumbra: Black Plague leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos); Prison Architect leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Penumbra: Black PlaguePrison Architect
Axis by axis
Execution2 vs 2
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance5 vs 4
Penumbra: Black Plague leans harder on variance: Unknown layouts, scares, and patrols on a blind run
Optimization7 vs 8
Prison Architect leans harder on optimization: Guard routing, cell ratios, and utility networks are deeply solvable
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.