head to head
vs
Castle WolfensteinvsSteamWorld Dig
Castle Wolfenstein leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos); SteamWorld Dig leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
Castle WolfensteinSteamWorld Dig
Axis by axis
Execution4 vs 4
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance5 vs 4
Castle Wolfenstein leans harder on variance: Randomised castle layouts and chest contents reshape each escape
Optimization6 vs 6
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.