head to head
vs
GumshoevsOctodad: Dadliest Catch
Gumshoe leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Octodad: Dadliest Catch leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
GumshoeOctodad: Dadliest Catch
Axis by axis
Execution8 vs 7
Gumshoe leans harder on execution: Light-gun aiming and fast reflexes decide survival
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 1
Gumshoe leans harder on variance: Diamond placement and enemy spawns add minor chaos
Optimization3 vs 3
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.