head to head
Manhunt 2vsNo Man's Sky
Manhunt 2 leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); No Man's Sky leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Manhunt 2No Man's Sky
Axis by axis
Execution4 vs 3
Manhunt 2 leans harder on execution: Execution-hold timing and stealth movement need steady hands
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance3 vs 3
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization7 vs 8
No Man's Sky leans harder on optimization: Base, freighter, expedition progression
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.

