head to head
vs
Shadow Warrior 2vsSpelunky 2
Shadow Warrior 2 leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Spelunky 2 leans Execution (Twitch Chaos).
Shadow Warrior 2Spelunky 2
Axis by axis
Execution8 vs 8
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 1
Spelunky 2 leans harder on reads: Enemies follow scripted patterns; no adaptive opponent.
Variance5 vs 7
Spelunky 2 leans harder on variance: Procedural levels, item drops, shopkeeper triggers gate runs.
Optimization7 vs 6
Shadow Warrior 2 leans harder on optimization: Weapon modding and skill build optimisation form a deep solvable 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.