head to head
vs
Sunless SeavsThe Painscreek Killings
Sunless Sea leans Variance (Systems & Chaos); The Painscreek Killings leans Variance (Systems & Chaos).
Sunless SeaThe Painscreek Killings
Axis by axis
Execution1 vs 1
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance7 vs 7
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
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.