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PhasmophobiavsSherlock Holmes: The Silver Earring

Phasmophobia leans Variance (Systems & Chaos); Sherlock Holmes: The Silver Earring leans Variance (Systems & Chaos).

EXECUTION1 /10READS1 /10VARIANCE7 /10OPTIMIZATION6 /10
PhasmophobiaSherlock Holmes: The Silver Earring

Axis by axis

Execution1 vs 0

Phasmophobia leans harder on execution: Minimal aiming; you just walk and use tools.

Reads1 vs 0

Phasmophobia leans harder on reads: Ghost behaviour is randomised, not adaptive to you.

Variance7 vs 7

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization6 vs 5

Phasmophobia leans harder on optimization: Evidence trees and equipment loadouts are solvable checklists.

Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.

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Sherlock Holmes: The Silver Earring