head to head
vs
Dead FrontiervsMoonlighter
Dead Frontier leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Moonlighter leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Dead FrontierMoonlighter
Axis by axis
Execution4 vs 4
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads1 vs 0
Dead Frontier leans harder on reads: Zombies are scripted; trading rarely adversarial.
Variance4 vs 4
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization6 vs 7
Moonlighter leans harder on optimization: Price discovery and shop economy are the real game
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.