head to head
vs
Children of MortavsDave the Diver
Children of Morta leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Dave the Diver leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Children of MortaDave the Diver
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 4
Children of Morta leans harder on execution: Action combat with dodges and combos but forgiving timing.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance4 vs 4
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization6 vs 7
Dave the Diver leans harder on optimization: restaurant economy and gear upgrades drive progress
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.