head to head
vs
Kingdom: New LandsvsVampire Survivors
Kingdom: New Lands leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Vampire Survivors leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Kingdom: New LandsVampire Survivors
Axis by axis
Execution2 vs 1
Kingdom: New Lands leans harder on execution: Just riding and coin-dropping under time pressure
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance4 vs 4
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization8 vs 9
Vampire Survivors leans harder on optimization: Evolution paths and weapon combinations fully solve the run.
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.