head to head
vs
Evil Dead: Hail to the KingvsThe Last of Us
Evil Dead: Hail to the King leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); The Last of Us leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Evil Dead: Hail to the KingThe Last of Us
Axis by axis
Execution4 vs 5
The Last of Us leans harder on execution: Aim, stealth timing, and scarce-ammo combat
Reads1 vs 1
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization6 vs 5
Evil Dead: Hail to the King leans harder on optimization: Puzzle-solving and resource management drive survival horror progress
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.