head to head
vs
Silent Hunter IIIvsThe Long Dark
Silent Hunter III leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos); The Long Dark leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos).
Silent Hunter IIIThe Long Dark
Axis by axis
Execution3 vs 2
Silent Hunter III leans harder on execution: Manual targeting solutions need careful periscope work.
Reads1 vs 0
Silent Hunter III leans harder on reads: Escort AI hunts by script, not by modelling you.
Variance6 vs 6
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization7 vs 7
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.