head to head
vs
Dead HordevsThe Darkness II
Dead Horde leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); The Darkness II leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Dead HordeThe Darkness II
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 6
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads1 vs 1
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance3 vs 2
Dead Horde leans harder on variance: Spawn directions add some unpredictability
Optimization4 vs 5
The Darkness II leans harder on optimization: Talent tree and execution-move choices reward planning
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.