head to head
vs
Orcs Must Die! 2vsTomb Raider
Orcs Must Die! 2 leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Tomb Raider leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
Orcs Must Die! 2Tomb Raider
Axis by axis
Execution4 vs 5
Tomb Raider leans harder on execution: Grid-based jumps need deliberate, precise positioning
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization8 vs 7
Orcs Must Die! 2 leans harder on optimization: Upgrade spirit economy and trap synergies dominate
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.