head to head
vs
Rogue LegacyvsWesterado: Double Barreled
Rogue Legacy leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Westerado: Double Barreled leans Variance (Twitch Chaos).
Rogue LegacyWesterado: Double Barreled
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 4
Rogue Legacy leans harder on execution: Platformer combat requires reactive dodging and timing
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance5 vs 6
Westerado: Double Barreled leans harder on variance: The killer's identity is randomized hidden information each run
Optimization6 vs 4
Rogue Legacy leans harder on optimization: Gold investment and class unlocking form a steady meta-progression layer
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.