Building comparison
head to head
Salt and SanctuaryvsSplatoon 2
Splatoon 2 asks more than Salt and Sanctuary, and the gap is reads.
Salt and Sanctuary
Optimization · Practiced Mastery
A 2D Souls-like with metroidvania exploration.
Splatoon 2
Execution · Practiced Mastery
A team shooter where aim and positioning against human opponents controls the map.
Salt and Sanctuary leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Splatoon 2 leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Salt and SanctuarySplatoon 2
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 7
Splatoon 2 leans a little harder on execution, though the gap is small.
Salt and Sanctuary
Souls-like timing in 2D
Splatoon 2
aim and movement decide ink battles
Reads2 vs 5
Splatoon 2 leans clearly harder on reads.
Salt and Sanctuary
Scripted bosses with telegraphs
Splatoon 2
predicting human opponent positioning
Variance2 vs 2
Same score on variance - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Salt and Sanctuary
Loot drops
Splatoon 2
weapon and map rotation randomness
Optimization7 vs 6
Salt and Sanctuary leans a little harder on optimization, though the gap is small.
Salt and Sanctuary
Skill tree builds and gear routing
Splatoon 2
loadout and turf strategy solvable
A matching score does not mean a matching test. Two games can both sit at 10 on execution and demand completely different things of you - which is why the reasoning above matters more than the number beside it.