head to head
vs
Exit PathvsStrider (2014)
Exit Path leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Strider (2014) leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Exit PathStrider (2014)
Axis by axis
Execution8 vs 7
Exit Path leans harder on execution: Precise timed jumps past hazards decide survival
Reads1 vs 1
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 1
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization4 vs 5
Strider (2014) leans harder on optimization: Upgrade routing and boss pattern learning
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.