head to head
vs
A Monster's ExpeditionvsKingdom Rush
A Monster's Expedition leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Kingdom Rush leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
A Monster's ExpeditionKingdom Rush
Axis by axis
Execution1 vs 2
Kingdom Rush leans harder on execution: Light micro of hero and rally points
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance0 vs 1
Kingdom Rush leans harder on variance: Almost fully deterministic waves
Optimization9 vs 9
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.