head to head
vs
Days GonevsThe Stalin Subway
Days Gone leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); The Stalin Subway leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
Days GoneThe Stalin Subway
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 4
Days Gone leans harder on execution: horde shooting and bike handling under pressure
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
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.