head to head
vs
Dying LightvsExanima
Dying Light leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Exanima leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Dying LightExanima
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 7
Exanima leans harder on execution: Physics-driven melee demands deliberate weight and swing control
Reads1 vs 1
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 3
Exanima leans harder on variance: Unknown dungeon layouts and loot on first descent
Optimization5 vs 5
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.