head to head
vs
Dead Effect 2vsHorizon Zero Dawn
Dead Effect 2 leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Horizon Zero Dawn leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Dead Effect 2Horizon Zero Dawn
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 5
Dead Effect 2 leans harder on execution: FPS aiming against zombies is the core demand
Reads1 vs 1
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance3 vs 2
Dead Effect 2 leans harder on variance: Loot drops and spawns add moderate randomness
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.