head to head
vs
Cult of the Lamb: Cultist EditionvsSteamWorld Heist
Cult of the Lamb: Cultist Edition leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); SteamWorld Heist leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Cult of the Lamb: Cultist EditionSteamWorld Heist
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 4
Cult of the Lamb: Cultist Edition leans harder on execution: Dodge-roll combat matters but stays forgiving
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance4 vs 3
Cult of the Lamb: Cultist Edition leans harder on variance: Weapon, curse and dungeon rolls vary each crusade
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.