head to head
vs
Payday: The HeistvsWest of Dead
Payday: The Heist leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); West of Dead leans Execution (Twitch Chaos).
Payday: The HeistWest of Dead
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 7
West of Dead leans harder on execution: Cover-dashing twin-stick gunplay punishes slow hands.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance4 vs 5
West of Dead leans harder on variance: Procedural layouts and random weapon drops shape runs.
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.