head to head
vs
Hero SiegevsStarbound
Hero Siege leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos); Starbound leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Hero SiegeStarbound
Axis by axis
Execution4 vs 3
Hero Siege leans harder on execution: Kiting dense mobs and bosses takes real movement.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance5 vs 4
Hero Siege leans harder on variance: Relic drops and random zones swing every run.
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.