head to head
vs
DownwellvsSkul: The Hero Slayer
Downwell leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Skul: The Hero Slayer leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
DownwellSkul: The Hero Slayer
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 5
Skul: The Hero Slayer leans harder on variance: Skull and item drops swing runs.
Optimization4 vs 6
Skul: The Hero Slayer leans harder on optimization: Skull synergies and boss patterns reward study.
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.