head to head
vs
Dome KeepervsPayday 2
Dome Keeper leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos); Payday 2 leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Dome KeeperPayday 2
Axis by axis
Execution4 vs 6
Payday 2 leans harder on execution: Sustained gunfights and stealth execution under pressure
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance5 vs 4
Dome Keeper leans harder on variance: Resource vein placement and relic offers vary per run
Optimization7 vs 6
Dome Keeper leans harder on optimization: Upgrade prioritization and mining route planning form the core loop
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.