head to head
vs
Deadly PremonitionvsSlime Rancher
Deadly Premonition leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Slime Rancher leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Deadly PremonitionSlime Rancher
Axis by axis
Execution2 vs 2
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance4 vs 3
Deadly Premonition leans harder on variance: Town schedules and side content are unknown until discovered
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.