head to head
vs
Atomic HeartvsGene Rain
Atomic Heart leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Gene Rain leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Atomic HeartGene Rain
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 5
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
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 3
Atomic Heart leans harder on optimization: Upgrades and weapon crafting learnable.
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.