head to head
vs
DownwellvsTempest 4000
Downwell leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Tempest 4000 leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
DownwellTempest 4000
Axis by axis
Execution8 vs 9
Tempest 4000 leans harder on execution: Rapid-fire reflexes and tube movement decide survival
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.