head to head
vs
MuckvsStay Out of the House
Muck leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos); Stay Out of the House leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos).
MuckStay Out of the House
Axis by axis
Execution4 vs 3
Muck leans harder on execution: Kiting bosses and dodging demands basic action skill
Reads0 vs 1
Stay Out of the House leans harder on reads: Killer AI follows scripted patrols, not adaptive modeling
Variance5 vs 5
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization6 vs 6
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.