head to head
vs
DownwellvsShooting Stars!
Downwell leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Shooting Stars! leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
DownwellShooting Stars!
Axis by axis
Execution8 vs 8
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance4 vs 4
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization4 vs 5
Shooting Stars! leans harder on optimization: Item synergies and survival routing reward planning
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.