head to head
vs
Nidhogg 2vsUltimate Chicken Horse
Nidhogg 2 leans Reads (Competitive PvP); Ultimate Chicken Horse leans Execution (Competitive PvP).
Nidhogg 2Ultimate Chicken Horse
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 7
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads8 vs 6
Nidhogg 2 leans harder on reads: Still a pure human mind-game duel
Variance1 vs 2
Ultimate Chicken Horse leans harder on variance: Block placement creates novel layouts each round
Optimization3 vs 4
Ultimate Chicken Horse leans harder on optimization: Optimal obstacle placement strategies are learnable over sessions
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.