head to head
vs
SaviorlessvsShovel Knight
Saviorless leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Shovel Knight leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
SaviorlessShovel Knight
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 6
Saviorless leans harder on execution: Timing-based platforming and combat are the lead skill
Reads1 vs 1
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 1
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization4 vs 4
Even - both lean on optimization about the same.
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.