head to head
vs
Silent HillvsSteamWorld Dig
Silent Hill leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); SteamWorld Dig leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
Silent HillSteamWorld Dig
Axis by axis
Execution3 vs 4
SteamWorld Dig leans harder on execution: Digging and platforming need modest precision
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
Silent Hill leans harder on optimization: Routes, puzzles, and endings fully converge on replay
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.