head to head
vs
Still Wakes the DeepvsThe Beast Inside
Still Wakes the Deep leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); The Beast Inside leans Variance (Systems & Chaos).
Still Wakes the DeepThe Beast Inside
Axis by axis
Execution3 vs 3
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance3 vs 4
The Beast Inside leans harder on variance: Scares and story turns are unknown on a first playthrough
Optimization5 vs 4
Still Wakes the Deep leans harder on optimization: Safe-path knowledge and object-use sequences are memorisable
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.