Building comparison
head to head
The Curse of Monkey IslandvsThe Testament of Sherlock Holmes
Neither is harder. They score identically on all four axes, so the difference between them is in kind, not degree.
The Curse of Monkey Island
Optimization · Pure Optimization
Comedic point-and-click adventure of Guybrush Threepwood, hand-drawn at its peak.
The Testament of Sherlock Holmes
Optimization · Pure Optimization
Evidence-gathering and deduction-board logic with no physical or adversarial layer.
The Curse of Monkey Island leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); The Testament of Sherlock Holmes leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
The Curse of Monkey IslandThe Testament of Sherlock Holmes
Axis by axis
Execution0 vs 0
Same score on execution - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
The Curse of Monkey Island
pointing and clicking only
The Testament of Sherlock Holmes
Pointing and clicking through crime scenes
Reads0 vs 0
Same score on reads - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
The Curse of Monkey Island
no adaptive opponent
The Testament of Sherlock Holmes
Suspects are written, not adapting
Variance3 vs 3
Same score on variance - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
The Curse of Monkey Island
puzzle solutions unknown on first play, then fixed
The Testament of Sherlock Holmes
Clues are hidden information until uncovered
Optimization7 vs 7
Same score on optimization - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
The Curse of Monkey Island
inventory logic puzzles are fully solvable
The Testament of Sherlock Holmes
The deduction board is a solvable logic puzzle
A matching score does not mean a matching test. Two games can both sit at 10 on execution and demand completely different things of you - which is why the reasoning above matters more than the number beside it.