head to head
Dungeon Defenders: AwakenedvsPrey (2017)
Dungeon Defenders: Awakened leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Prey (2017) leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Dungeon Defenders: AwakenedPrey (2017)
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 4
Dungeon Defenders: Awakened leans harder on execution: Action combat needs some aim and dodging
Reads1 vs 1
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance3 vs 2
Dungeon Defenders: Awakened leans harder on variance: Procedural loot drops add randomness
Optimization8 vs 8
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.

