head to head
vs
A Plague Tale: RequiemvsDungeon Hunter: Alliance
A Plague Tale: Requiem leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Dungeon Hunter: Alliance leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
A Plague Tale: RequiemDungeon Hunter: Alliance
Axis by axis
Execution4 vs 4
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 3
Dungeon Hunter: Alliance leans harder on variance: Loot rolls flavour each run's gear
Optimization5 vs 6
Dungeon Hunter: Alliance leans harder on optimization: Build trees and gear math drive clear speed
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.