head to head
vs
Helldivers 2vsMario Kart 8 Deluxe
Helldivers 2 leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Mario Kart 8 Deluxe leans Execution (Twitch Chaos).
Helldivers 2Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 7
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe leans harder on execution: Drift boosts, snaking, and item timing demand precision.
Reads2 vs 3
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe leans harder on reads: Human racers bait and block items but mostly reactive.
Variance6 vs 6
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization7 vs 6
Helldivers 2 leans harder on optimization: Loadout and stratagem synergies deep
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.