head to head
vs
Dead Frontier 2vsHelldivers 2
Dead Frontier 2 leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Helldivers 2 leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
Dead Frontier 2Helldivers 2
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 6
Helldivers 2 leans harder on execution: Recoil, stratagem inputs, friendly-fire aim
Reads2 vs 2
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance5 vs 6
Helldivers 2 leans harder on variance: Patrol spawns and modifiers shake missions
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.