head to head
vs
Haiku, the RobotvsSteamWorld Dig 2
Haiku, the Robot leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); SteamWorld Dig 2 leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
Haiku, the RobotSteamWorld Dig 2
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 5
Haiku, the Robot leans harder on execution: Hollow Knight-style slash-and-dodge 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 7
SteamWorld Dig 2 leans harder on optimization: Dig routing, resource economy, and upgrade ordering are the game
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.