head to head
vs
Cruelty SquadvsDeep Rock Galactic
Cruelty Squad leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Deep Rock Galactic leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Cruelty SquadDeep Rock Galactic
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 6
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads1 vs 1
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance4 vs 5
Deep Rock Galactic leans harder on variance: Cave layouts, bug types, and secondary objectives randomise each mission
Optimization7 vs 6
Cruelty Squad leans harder on optimization: Organ loadout synergies and market timing are the emergent puzzle
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.