head to head
vs
La-MulanavsRisk of Rain
La-Mulana leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Risk of Rain leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
La-MulanaRisk of Rain
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 6
Risk of Rain leans harder on execution: Dodging projectiles and platforming under scaling pressure.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance4 vs 6
Risk of Rain leans harder on variance: Item drops and stage rolls dominate run identity.
Optimization8 vs 7
La-Mulana leans harder on optimization: Decoding tablet riddles converges into pure solved knowledge.
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.