head to head
Kingdom Rush FrontiersvsLoom
Kingdom Rush Frontiers leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Loom leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Kingdom Rush FrontiersLoom
Axis by axis
Execution3 vs 2
Kingdom Rush Frontiers leans harder on execution: Hero micro and ability timing matter on higher difficulties
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 1
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization9 vs 8
Kingdom Rush Frontiers leans harder on optimization: Tower placement and upgrade routing essentially solvable per map
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.

