head to head
vs
Cat Goes FishingvsMoonlighter
Cat Goes Fishing leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Moonlighter leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Cat Goes FishingMoonlighter
Axis by axis
Execution3 vs 4
Moonlighter leans harder on execution: Dodge-heavy dungeon combat
Reads1 vs 0
Cat Goes Fishing leans harder on reads: Solo; fish behaviors are scripted, not adaptive
Variance4 vs 4
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
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.