head to head
vs
Endless DungeonvsOnce Human
Endless Dungeon leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Once Human leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
Endless DungeonOnce Human
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 5
Endless Dungeon leans harder on execution: Twin-stick shooting during wave defenses
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance5 vs 5
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization6 vs 7
Once Human leans harder on optimization: Scenario tech tree, base construction, and gear crafting are solvable
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.