head to head
vs
Rick DangerousvsSteamWorld Dig
Rick Dangerous leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); SteamWorld Dig leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
Rick DangerousSteamWorld Dig
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 4
Rick Dangerous leans harder on execution: Pixel-precise dodges once traps are known.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance4 vs 4
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization7 vs 6
Rick Dangerous leans harder on optimization: Converges to pure trap-by-trap route memorisation.
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.