head to head
vs
Cry of FearvsPayday: The Heist
Cry of Fear leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Payday: The Heist leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Cry of FearPayday: The Heist
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 6
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads1 vs 0
Cry of Fear leans harder on reads: Enemies follow scripted assault patterns
Variance3 vs 4
Payday: The Heist leans harder on variance: Drill failures and objective locations shuffle
Optimization5 vs 5
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.