head to head
vs
Death SwordvsGang Beasts
Death Sword leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Gang Beasts leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Death SwordGang Beasts
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 7
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads4 vs 4
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 2
Gang Beasts leans harder on variance: Physics chaos introduces run-level unpredictability
Optimization3 vs 2
Death Sword leans harder on optimization: A small moveset is mapped quickly
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.