head to head
vs
Horizon Zero DawnvsWorld War Z: Aftermath
Horizon Zero Dawn leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); World War Z: Aftermath leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Horizon Zero DawnWorld War Z: Aftermath
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 6
World War Z: Aftermath leans harder on execution: Horde shooting and melee timing carry every swarm
Reads1 vs 1
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 3
World War Z: Aftermath leans harder on variance: Spawn director shuffles hordes mildly between runs
Optimization5 vs 5
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.