head to head
Bloodstained: Ritual of the NightvsSteamWorld Dig 2
Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); SteamWorld Dig 2 leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
Bloodstained: Ritual of the NightSteamWorld Dig 2
Axis by axis
Execution4 vs 5
SteamWorld Dig 2 leans harder on execution: Light platforming and digging dexterity
Reads1 vs 1
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance3 vs 2
Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night leans harder on variance: Shard and crafting drops
Optimization7 vs 7
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.

