head to head
vs
Nuclear ThronevsZiggurat 2
Nuclear Throne leans Execution (Twitch Chaos); Ziggurat 2 leans Execution (Twitch Chaos).
Nuclear ThroneZiggurat 2
Axis by axis
Execution8 vs 8
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 1
Ziggurat 2 leans harder on reads: Enemies are scripted, not adapting predictors
Variance6 vs 6
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization5 vs 5
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.