head to head
vs
Dying LightvsHorizon Forbidden West
Dying Light leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Horizon Forbidden West leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
Dying LightHorizon Forbidden West
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 5
Dying Light leans harder on execution: Parkour traversal and melee timing demanding.
Reads1 vs 1
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization5 vs 6
Horizon Forbidden West leans harder on optimization: Deeper gear, weapon techniques, machine weaknesses.
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.