head to head
vs
Dying LightvsHorizon Zero Dawn
Dying Light leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Horizon Zero Dawn leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Dying LightHorizon Zero Dawn
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 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.