head to head
vs
DownwellvsSuper House of Dead Ninjas
Downwell leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Super House of Dead Ninjas leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
DownwellSuper House of Dead Ninjas
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 3
Downwell leans harder on optimization: Combo lines and upgrade picks 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.