head to head
vs
CloverpitvsDarkest Dungeon
Cloverpit leans Variance (Systems & Chaos); Darkest Dungeon leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos).
CloverpitDarkest Dungeon
Axis by axis
Execution1 vs 0
Cloverpit leans harder on execution: Pulling a slot lever takes nothing
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance8 vs 7
Cloverpit leans harder on variance: Slot spins and perk offers drive every run's fate
Optimization8 vs 8
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.