head to head
vs
Sunless SeavsThe Church in the Darkness
Sunless Sea leans Variance (Systems & Chaos); The Church in the Darkness leans Variance (Systems & Chaos).
Sunless SeaThe Church in the Darkness
Axis by axis
Execution1 vs 3
The Church in the Darkness leans harder on execution: Top-down sneaking needs modest stick skill
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance7 vs 6
Sunless Sea leans harder on variance: Hidden map, random events and unknown story branches dominate
Optimization6 vs 5
Sunless Sea leans harder on optimization: Trade routes and fuel math converge once mapped
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.