head to head
vs
Akalabeth: World of DoomvsDREDGE
Akalabeth: World of Doom leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos); DREDGE leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos).
Akalabeth: World of DoomDREDGE
Axis by axis
Execution1 vs 2
DREDGE leans harder on execution: Fishing minigames and night dodging, light demands
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance4 vs 4
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization6 vs 6
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.