head to head
vs
Absolute DriftvsSteep
Absolute Drift leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Steep leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Absolute DriftSteep
Axis by axis
Execution8 vs 7
Absolute Drift leans harder on execution: Sustained counter-steer control through every drift is the whole game
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance0 vs 1
Steep leans harder on variance: Fixed terrain, deterministic physics
Optimization4 vs 4
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.