head to head
vs
DownwellvsGeometry Wars: Retro Evolved
Downwell leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
DownwellGeometry Wars: Retro Evolved
Axis by axis
Execution8 vs 9
Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved leans harder on execution: Twin-stick dodging in swarming bullet chaos
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance4 vs 3
Downwell leans harder on variance: Procedural wells and shop offers vary runs
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.