head to head
vs
PhasmophobiavsShadows of Doubt
Phasmophobia leans Variance (Systems & Chaos); Shadows of Doubt leans Variance (Systems & Chaos).
PhasmophobiaShadows of Doubt
Axis by axis
Execution1 vs 3
Shadows of Doubt leans harder on execution: Light sneaking and lockpicking; aim rarely decides cases
Reads1 vs 0
Phasmophobia leans harder on reads: Ghost behaviour is randomised, not adaptive to you.
Variance7 vs 8
Shadows of Doubt leans harder on variance: Seeing the killer's identity instantly solves every case
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.