head to head
vs
Dead RisingvsWolcen: Lords of Mayhem
Dead Rising leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Wolcen: Lords of Mayhem leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Dead RisingWolcen: Lords of Mayhem
Axis by axis
Execution4 vs 3
Dead Rising leans harder on execution: Crowd-clearing melee and psychopath dodging are modestly demanding
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance3 vs 4
Wolcen: Lords of Mayhem leans harder on variance: Loot drops gate build progress
Optimization8 vs 8
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.