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Sherlock Holmes: Crimes & Punishments cover artvsThe Exit 8 cover art

Sherlock Holmes: Crimes & PunishmentsvsThe Exit 8

Sherlock Holmes: Crimes & Punishments leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); The Exit 8 leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos).

EXECUTION1 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE4 /10OPTIMIZATION7 /10
Sherlock Holmes: Crimes & PunishmentsThe Exit 8

Axis by axis

Execution1 vs 1

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance4 vs 5

The Exit 8 leans harder on variance: Which anomaly appears each loop is hidden information

Optimization7 vs 6

Sherlock Holmes: Crimes & Punishments leans harder on optimization: Deduction chains have correct solvable answers

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: Crimes & Punishments

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The Exit 8