head to head
vs
Costume QuestvsSable
Costume Quest leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Sable leans Optimization (Light / Casual).
Costume QuestSable
Axis by axis
Execution2 vs 2
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 2
Sable leans harder on variance: Open-world discoveries vary little.
Optimization4 vs 3
Costume Quest leans harder on optimization: Costume ability matchups and stamp choices are light strategy
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.