head to head
vs
DarkwoodvsRogue Legacy
Darkwood leans Variance (Systems & Chaos); Rogue Legacy leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
DarkwoodRogue Legacy
Axis by axis
Execution4 vs 5
Rogue Legacy leans harder on execution: Platformer combat requires reactive dodging and timing
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance6 vs 5
Darkwood leans harder on variance: procedural map and unknown night events
Optimization6 vs 6
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.