head to head
vs
DownwellvsZiggurat
Downwell leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Ziggurat leans Execution (Twitch Chaos).
DownwellZiggurat
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 5
Ziggurat leans harder on variance: Random rooms, weapons, and perk draws each run
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.