Building comparison
head to head
Still LifevsWe Were Here
Neither is harder. They score identically on all four axes, so the difference between them is in kind, not degree.
Still Life
Optimization · Pure Optimization
Uncovering a fixed murder mystery through inventory puzzles and deduction.
We Were Here
We Were Here
Optimization · Pure Optimization
A two-player co-op puzzle game solved entirely by describing what you see over voice.
Still Life leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); We Were Here leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Still LifeWe Were Here
Axis by axis
Execution1 vs 1
Same score on execution - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Still Life
Pointing and clicking carries no physical demand
We Were Here
Walking and talking; no dexterity test
Reads0 vs 0
Same score on reads - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Still Life
The killer is a fixed narrative, not an adapting opponent
We Were Here
Your partner cooperates rather than opposes
Variance3 vs 3
Same score on variance - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Still Life
The mystery's facts are hidden until uncovered
We Were Here
Each player sees only half the puzzle's information
Optimization6 vs 6
Same score on optimization - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Still Life
Inventory puzzles and deduction steps have fixed solutions
We Were Here
Puzzles have fixed solutions once communicated
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.