head to head
vs
Octodad: Dadliest CatchvsSteep
Octodad: Dadliest Catch leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Steep leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Octodad: Dadliest CatchSteep
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 7
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 1
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization3 vs 4
Steep leans harder on optimization: Line choice and trick scoring math reward study
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.