head to head
vs
DownwellvsSilent Hill: The Arcade
Downwell leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Silent Hill: The Arcade leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
DownwellSilent Hill: The Arcade
Axis by axis
Execution8 vs 7
Downwell leans harder on execution: Gunboot timing and split-second landings decide runs
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.