head to head
vs
Death SquaredvsShadowrun Returns
Death Squared leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Shadowrun Returns leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Death SquaredShadowrun Returns
Axis by axis
Execution2 vs 2
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 1
Shadowrun Returns leans harder on reads: Enemy IC and guards run scripted patrol and aggro routines
Variance3 vs 4
Shadowrun Returns leans harder on variance: Hidden enemy positioning and matrix node layouts provide first-run unknowns
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.