Building comparison
head to head
Shady Part of MevsSpiritfarer
Neither is meaningfully harder - they pose close to the same test. The widest gap is optimization, and it is a single point.
Shady Part of Me
Optimization · Pure Optimization
Solving fixed light-and-shadow coordination puzzles at a forgiving narrative pace.
Spiritfarer
Optimization · Pure Optimization
A management game about ferrying spirits to the afterlife.
Shady Part of Me leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Spiritfarer leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Shady Part of MeSpiritfarer
Axis by axis
Execution2 vs 2
Same score on execution - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Shady Part of Me
Gentle platforming with rewind removes any twitch pressure
Spiritfarer
Platforming is light and forgiving.
Reads0 vs 0
Same score on reads - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Shady Part of Me
No opponent - a solo narrative puzzle journey
Spiritfarer
Spirits follow scripted arcs.
Variance1 vs 1
Same score on variance - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Shady Part of Me
Puzzles are fixed and fully visible once reached
Spiritfarer
Minor resource RNG.
Optimization6 vs 5
Shady Part of Me leans a little harder on optimization, though the gap is small.
Shady Part of Me
Coordinating girl and shadow through light logic is the game
Spiritfarer
Boat layout and crafting loops reward planning.
A matching score does not mean a matching test. Two games can both sit at 10 on execution and demand completely different things of you - which is why the reasoning above matters more than the number beside it.