head to head
vs
Astro's PlayroomvsSubmerged
Astro's Playroom leans Execution (Light / Casual); Submerged leans Optimization (Light / Casual).
Astro's PlayroomSubmerged
Axis by axis
Execution3 vs 1
Astro's Playroom leans harder on execution: Very forgiving platforming
Reads1 vs 0
Astro's Playroom leans harder on reads: Scripted enemies
Variance1 vs 0
Astro's Playroom leans harder on variance: Static levels
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.