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The Testament of Sherlock Holmes cover artvsUnder a Killing Moon cover art

The Testament of Sherlock HolmesvsUnder a Killing Moon

The Testament of Sherlock Holmes leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Under a Killing Moon leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos).

EXECUTION0 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE3 /10OPTIMIZATION7 /10
The Testament of Sherlock HolmesUnder a Killing Moon

Axis by axis

Execution0 vs 0

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance3 vs 4

Under a Killing Moon leans harder on variance: Pixel-hunty clues and cult secrets hide from first-timers.

Optimization7 vs 6

The Testament of Sherlock Holmes leans harder on optimization: The deduction board is a solvable logic puzzle

Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.

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Under a Killing Moon