head to head
vs
Payday: The HeistvsZombie Apocalypse
Payday: The Heist leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Zombie Apocalypse leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Payday: The HeistZombie Apocalypse
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 7
Zombie Apocalypse leans harder on execution: Dual-stick aiming and dodging carry the survival
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance4 vs 4
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization5 vs 4
Payday: The Heist leans harder on optimization: Crew positioning and objective sequencing per heist
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.