head to head
vs
Dungeon Defenders: AwakenedvsMiddle-earth: Shadow of War
Dungeon Defenders: Awakened leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Middle-earth: Shadow of War leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
Dungeon Defenders: AwakenedMiddle-earth: Shadow of War
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 5
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads1 vs 1
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance3 vs 4
Middle-earth: Shadow of War leans harder on variance: Random orc traits, betrayals, and fortress compositions
Optimization8 vs 7
Dungeon Defenders: Awakened leans harder on optimization: Tower placement, builds and loot grinding is the core puzzle
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.