head to head
vs
Half-Minute HerovsTerraria
Half-Minute Hero leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Terraria leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Half-Minute HeroTerraria
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 4
Half-Minute Hero leans harder on execution: Frantic movement inside thirty-second timers
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 3
Terraria leans harder on variance: World seeds and loot drops randomized.
Optimization8 vs 8
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.