head to head
vs
Lovers in a Dangerous SpacetimevsRealm of the Mad God
Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Realm of the Mad God leans Execution (Twitch Chaos).
Lovers in a Dangerous SpacetimeRealm of the Mad God
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 7
Realm of the Mad God leans harder on execution: Dodging dense bullet patterns with permadeath stakes
Reads1 vs 1
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance4 vs 5
Realm of the Mad God leans harder on variance: Loot drops and event spawns gamble your character's fate
Optimization5 vs 5
Even - both lean on optimization about the same.
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.