head to head
vs
Helldivers 2vsPhoenix Point
Helldivers 2 leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Phoenix Point leans Variance (Systems & Chaos).
Helldivers 2Phoenix Point
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 4
Helldivers 2 leans harder on execution: Recoil, stratagem inputs, friendly-fire aim
Reads2 vs 1
Helldivers 2 leans harder on reads: Enemies scripted, no adaptive opponent
Variance6 vs 7
Phoenix Point leans harder on variance: Body-part hit location and mutation pools drive heavy RNG swings
Optimization7 vs 7
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.