head to head
vs
Cyberpunk 2077vsPayday 3
Cyberpunk 2077 leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Payday 3 leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
Cyberpunk 2077Payday 3
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 5
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads1 vs 0
Cyberpunk 2077 leans harder on reads: Enemy AI follows scripted behaviours; not adaptive to you.
Variance2 vs 3
Payday 3 leans harder on variance: Guard patrols, camera spots and loot locations shuffle per run
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.