head to head
vs
AquaNoxvsSteep
AquaNox leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Steep leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
AquaNoxSteep
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 7
Steep leans harder on execution: Landing tricks and threading lines at speed is hands-first
Reads1 vs 0
AquaNox leans harder on reads: Mission enemies attack on fixed scripts
Variance1 vs 1
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
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.