head to head
vs
Dirt 5vsNASCAR Heat 5
Dirt 5 leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); NASCAR Heat 5 leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Dirt 5NASCAR Heat 5
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 7
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads2 vs 3
NASCAR Heat 5 leans harder on reads: Online drafting and blocking involve some human prediction
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization4 vs 5
NASCAR Heat 5 leans harder on optimization: Car setup and pit strategy reward preparation
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.