head to head
vs
The Dark Pictures Anthology: Man of MedanvsThe Salma World
The Dark Pictures Anthology: Man of Medan leans Variance (Systems & Chaos); The Salma World leans Variance (Systems & Chaos).
The Dark Pictures Anthology: Man of MedanThe Salma World
Axis by axis
Execution2 vs 2
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 1
The Salma World leans harder on reads: Twitch-chat games involve no adaptive opponent modeling you
Variance4 vs 4
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization4 vs 3
The Dark Pictures Anthology: Man of Medan leans harder on optimization: Once branches are known, keeping everyone alive is solvable.
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.