head to head
vs
Castle CrashersvsRock of Ages
Castle Crashers leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Rock of Ages leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
Castle CrashersRock of Ages
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 5
Castle Crashers leans harder on execution: Combo execution and crowd-control timing are the performance ceiling
Reads3 vs 3
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization5 vs 6
Rock of Ages leans harder on optimization: Defence layouts and unit economy reward planned builds
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.