head to head
vs
Deliver Us the MoonvsMisao
Deliver Us the Moon leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos); Misao leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos).
Deliver Us the MoonMisao
Axis by axis
Execution2 vs 1
Deliver Us the Moon leans harder on execution: Oxygen-timed traversal asks for calm, not twitch
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance3 vs 4
Misao leans harder on variance: Deaths and secrets are unknown until triggered once
Optimization5 vs 5
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.