head to head
vs
Knightmare TowervsSunset Overdrive
Knightmare Tower leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Sunset Overdrive leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Knightmare TowerSunset Overdrive
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 6
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance3 vs 2
Knightmare Tower leans harder on variance: Monster spawn patterns shuffle each ascent
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.