head to head
vs
Atomic HeartvsCat Quest
Atomic Heart leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Cat Quest leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Atomic HeartCat Quest
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 4
Atomic Heart leans harder on execution: Shooting and dodging carry the combat.
Reads1 vs 0
Atomic Heart leans harder on reads: Robot enemies follow scripted patterns.
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.