head to head
vs
Among UsvsCodenames
Among Us leans Reads (Pure Mind Games); Codenames leans Reads (Pure Mind Games).
Among UsCodenames
Axis by axis
Execution1 vs 0
Among Us leans harder on execution: Tasks are trivial minigames
Reads9 vs 7
Among Us leans harder on reads: Lying to and reading humans IS the game
Variance5 vs 2
Among Us leans harder on variance: Role assignment and kill information hidden
Optimization3 vs 3
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.