head to head
vs
Forza Horizon 5vsTony Hawk's Underground
Forza Horizon 5 leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Tony Hawk's Underground leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Forza Horizon 5Tony Hawk's Underground
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 8
Tony Hawk's Underground leans harder on execution: Combos plus off-board tricks keep the input ceiling high
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 0
Forza Horizon 5 leans harder on variance: Weather and event roulette add mild randomness.
Optimization7 vs 6
Forza Horizon 5 leans harder on optimization: Car tuning, build choice, and tire compound solve races.
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.