Building comparison
head to head
The DigvsThe Testament of Sherlock Holmes
Neither is meaningfully harder - they pose close to the same test. The widest gap is optimization, and it is a single point.
The Dig
Optimization · Pure Optimization
A LucasArts sci-fi adventure where astronauts stranded on an alien world puzzle out its dead civilization.
The Testament of Sherlock Holmes
Optimization · Pure Optimization
Evidence-gathering and deduction-board logic with no physical or adversarial layer.
The Dig leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); The Testament of Sherlock Holmes leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
The DigThe 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 Dig
Point-and-click; no reflex demands.
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 Dig
Alien world is static; companions follow scripts.
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 Dig
Alien machinery's purpose is hidden until experimented with.
The Testament of Sherlock Holmes
Clues are hidden information until uncovered
Optimization6 vs 7
The Testament of Sherlock Holmes leans a little harder on optimization, though the gap is small.
The Dig
Machine puzzles have single fixed solutions to deduce.
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.