head to head
vs
Still Wakes the DeepvsThe Quarry
Still Wakes the Deep leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); The Quarry leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos).
Still Wakes the DeepThe Quarry
Axis by axis
Execution3 vs 2
Still Wakes the Deep leans harder on execution: Narrow corridor sprints and climbing sections under creature pressure
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance3 vs 4
The Quarry leans harder on variance: Hidden branch logic surprises until paths are mapped
Optimization5 vs 5
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.