head to head
vs
Hand of FatevsLethal Company
Hand of Fate leans Variance (Systems & Chaos); Lethal Company leans Variance (Systems & Chaos).
Hand of FateLethal Company
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 4
Hand of Fate leans harder on execution: Arkham-style real-time combat requires dodge timing and blocking
Reads1 vs 2
Lethal Company leans harder on reads: Other players coordinate, but enemies scripted.
Variance7 vs 7
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization6 vs 6
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.