head to head
vs
A Hat in TimevsCookies vs. Claus
A Hat in Time leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Cookies vs. Claus leans Execution (Competitive PvP).
A Hat in TimeCookies vs. Claus
Axis by axis
Execution4 vs 5
Cookies vs. Claus leans harder on execution: Arena gunplay asks moderate aim in chaotic lobbies
Reads1 vs 3
Cookies vs. Claus leans harder on reads: Human opponents add light positional guessing
Variance1 vs 2
Cookies vs. Claus leans harder on variance: Asymmetric matchups shuffle each round's dynamics
Optimization3 vs 3
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.