head to head
vs
DishonoredvsStyx: Shards of Darkness
Dishonored leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Styx: Shards of Darkness leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
DishonoredStyx: Shards of Darkness
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 4
Dishonored leans harder on execution: Blink timing and combat inputs 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 8
Styx: Shards of Darkness leans harder on optimization: Clone economy, rope optimisation, and route planning are the lead skill
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.