head to head
vs
Nuclear ThronevsSundered
Nuclear Throne leans Execution (Twitch Chaos); Sundered leans Execution (Twitch Chaos).
Nuclear ThroneSundered
Axis by axis
Execution8 vs 7
Nuclear Throne leans harder on execution: Twin-stick dodging in dense bullet chaos
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance6 vs 6
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization5 vs 6
Sundered leans harder on optimization: Corruption and ability upgrade choices form the mid-depth optimisation layer
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.