head to head
vs
CreatevsHelltaker
Create leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Helltaker leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
CreateHelltaker
Axis by axis
Execution2 vs 1
Create leans harder on execution: Placing objects has no timing demand
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 0
Create leans harder on variance: Physics deterministic and predictable
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.