head to head
vs
Legend of DungeonvsRogue Legacy
Legend of Dungeon leans Variance (Twitch Chaos); Rogue Legacy leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
Legend of DungeonRogue Legacy
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 5
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance7 vs 5
Legend of Dungeon leans harder on variance: Random floors, items and unidentified potions dominate each run
Optimization5 vs 6
Rogue Legacy leans harder on optimization: Gold investment and class unlocking form a steady meta-progression layer
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.