head to head
vs
Hollow KnightvsI Wanna Be the Boshy
Hollow Knight leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); I Wanna Be the Boshy leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Hollow KnightI Wanna Be the Boshy
Axis by axis
Execution8 vs 10
I Wanna Be the Boshy leans harder on execution: Frame-perfect jumps and dodges are the entire challenge
Reads1 vs 0
Hollow Knight leans harder on reads: Bosses run scripted attack pools; not adaptive.
Variance1 vs 2
I Wanna Be the Boshy leans harder on variance: A few randomised events and first-time trap surprises
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.