head to head
vs
Necromunda: Hired GunvsSteamWorld Heist
Necromunda: Hired Gun leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); SteamWorld Heist leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Necromunda: Hired GunSteamWorld Heist
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 4
Necromunda: Hired Gun leans harder on execution: Wall-running, grapple movement and gunplay set the pace
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 3
SteamWorld Heist leans harder on variance: Procedural ship layouts and loot drops
Optimization5 vs 7
SteamWorld Heist leans harder on optimization: Crew builds, weapon picks, and turn routing carry runs
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.