head to head
vs
Dwarfs!?vsResident Evil 2
Dwarfs!? leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos); Resident Evil 2 leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Dwarfs!?Resident Evil 2
Axis by axis
Execution4 vs 4
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance5 vs 4
Dwarfs!? leans harder on variance: Unknown cave contents drive risky exploration
Optimization7 vs 8
Resident Evil 2 leans harder on optimization: Routing, ammo economy, and puzzles fully converge on replay
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.