head to head
Dishonored 2vsThe Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
Dishonored 2 leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
Dishonored 2The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 4
Dishonored 2 leans harder on execution: Blink, parry, and aim timing matter.
Reads1 vs 1
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization7 vs 6
Dishonored 2 leans harder on optimization: Powers, routes, ghost runs deeply solvable.
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.

