head to head
Abyss OdysseyvsRain World
Abyss Odyssey leans Execution (Twitch Chaos); Rain World leans Variance (Twitch Chaos).
Abyss OdysseyRain World
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 6
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads2 vs 1
Abyss Odyssey leans harder on reads: Mostly scripted AI; versus mode adds an occasional human
Variance5 vs 7
Rain World leans harder on variance: Creature placement and behavior shift unpredictably each cycle
Optimization5 vs 5
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.

