head to head
Mighty DoomvsPayday 2
Mighty Doom leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Payday 2 leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Mighty DoomPayday 2
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 6
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads1 vs 0
Mighty Doom leans harder on reads: Enemies and bosses scripted, not adaptive
Variance4 vs 4
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization5 vs 6
Payday 2 leans harder on optimization: Skill builds and stealth route planning per heist
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.

