head to head
vs
Dead Space (2008)vsKilling Floor
Dead Space (2008) leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Killing Floor leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Dead Space (2008)Killing Floor
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 7
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads1 vs 0
Dead Space (2008) leans harder on reads: Necromorphs follow fixed approach patterns, not player modelling
Variance2 vs 3
Killing Floor leans harder on variance: Spawn waves randomise but quickly become familiar
Optimization6 vs 6
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.