head to head
vs
Children of MortavsMuck
Children of Morta leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Muck leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos).
Children of MortaMuck
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 5
Muck leans harder on variance: Seeds, chest rolls and item drops shape every run
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.