head to head
vs
Castle CrashersvsWarhammer 40,000: Eternal Crusade
Castle Crashers leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Warhammer 40,000: Eternal Crusade leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Castle CrashersWarhammer 40,000: Eternal Crusade
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 7
Warhammer 40,000: Eternal Crusade leans harder on execution: Gunplay and melee timing against humans set the ceiling
Reads3 vs 4
Warhammer 40,000: Eternal Crusade leans harder on reads: Enemy squads flank and adapt across persistent battles
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization5 vs 4
Castle Crashers leans harder on optimization: Levelling investment, magic loadout, and pet choice are optimisable
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.