head to head
vs
DREDGEvsSoda Dungeon
DREDGE leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos); Soda Dungeon leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
DREDGESoda Dungeon
Axis by axis
Execution2 vs 1
DREDGE leans harder on execution: Fishing minigames and night dodging, light demands
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance4 vs 4
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization6 vs 7
Soda Dungeon leans harder on optimization: Team scripts and gear economy decide run depth.
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.