head to head
vs
Astro's PlayroomvsSquirrel with a Gun
Astro's Playroom leans Execution (Light / Casual); Squirrel with a Gun leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Astro's PlayroomSquirrel with a Gun
Axis by axis
Execution3 vs 4
Squirrel with a Gun leans harder on execution: Recoil-jumping traversal asks for modest physics handling
Reads1 vs 0
Astro's Playroom leans harder on reads: Scripted enemies
Variance1 vs 1
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
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.