head to head
vs
Dog's LifevsValiant Hearts: The Great War
Dog's Life leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Valiant Hearts: The Great War leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Dog's LifeValiant Hearts: The Great War
Axis by axis
Execution2 vs 1
Dog's Life leans harder on execution: Minigames need only basic timing
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 1
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization4 vs 4
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.