head to head
vs
Sherlock Holmes: The AwakenedvsThe Quarry
Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos); The Quarry leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos).
Sherlock Holmes: The AwakenedThe Quarry
Axis by axis
Execution1 vs 2
The Quarry leans harder on execution: QTE prompts are the only dexterity test
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance4 vs 4
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization6 vs 5
Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened leans harder on optimization: Deduction chains have one solvable correct answer
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.