head to head
vs
The Crooked ManvsThe Sinking City
The Crooked Man leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos); The Sinking City leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
The Crooked ManThe Sinking City
Axis by axis
Execution2 vs 2
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance4 vs 3
The Crooked Man leans harder on variance: Unknown story routes and jump-scares until the script is learned
Optimization6 vs 6
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.