head to head
vs
How to Survive 2vsMetro 2033
How to Survive 2 leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Metro 2033 leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
How to Survive 2Metro 2033
Axis by axis
Execution4 vs 5
Metro 2033 leans harder on execution: scarce-ammo gunfights punish sloppy aim
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance3 vs 3
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization6 vs 5
How to Survive 2 leans harder on optimization: Crafting trees, base layout and needs management lead
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.