head to head
vs
Against the StormvsDarkest Dungeon
Against the Storm leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos); Darkest Dungeon leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos).
Against the StormDarkest Dungeon
Axis by axis
Execution1 vs 0
Against the Storm leans harder on execution: no twitch demand
Reads1 vs 0
Against the Storm leans harder on reads: no adaptive opponent
Variance7 vs 7
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization8 vs 8
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.