head to head
vs
Lethal CompanyvsPathologic 2
Lethal Company leans Variance (Systems & Chaos); Pathologic 2 leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos).
Lethal CompanyPathologic 2
Axis by axis
Execution4 vs 4
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads2 vs 1
Lethal Company leans harder on reads: Other players coordinate, but enemies scripted.
Variance7 vs 6
Lethal Company leans harder on variance: Moon layouts and monster spawns randomize.
Optimization6 vs 8
Pathologic 2 leans harder on optimization: Brutal resource and time scheduling is core.
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.