head to head
vs
Payday 2vsThe Swindle
Payday 2 leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); The Swindle leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Payday 2The Swindle
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 6
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance4 vs 5
The Swindle leans harder on variance: Procedural buildings keep every heist unknown going in
Optimization6 vs 6
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.