head to head
vs
La-MulanavsSteamWorld Dig
La-Mulana leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); SteamWorld Dig leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
La-MulanaSteamWorld Dig
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 4
La-Mulana leans harder on execution: Stiff jumps and savage Guardian fights.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance4 vs 4
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization8 vs 6
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.