head to head
vs
Legend of DungeonvsRisk of Rain
Legend of Dungeon leans Variance (Twitch Chaos); Risk of Rain leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
Legend of DungeonRisk 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.
Variance7 vs 6
Legend of Dungeon leans harder on variance: Random floors, items and unidentified potions dominate each run
Optimization5 vs 7
Risk of Rain leans harder on optimization: Item stacking and time-pressure routing is solvable.
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.