head to head
vs
Puppy CrossvsSleeping Dogs
Puppy Cross leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Sleeping Dogs leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Puppy CrossSleeping Dogs
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 5
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 1
Puppy Cross leans harder on variance: Obstacle spawn randomness varies runs
Optimization2 vs 3
Sleeping Dogs leans harder on optimization: upgrade paths and mission routes solvable
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.