head to head
vs
Space RangersvsTorchlight II
Space Rangers leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Torchlight II leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Space RangersTorchlight II
Axis by axis
Execution2 vs 3
Torchlight II leans harder on execution: Faster combat asks for dodging and skill timing
Reads1 vs 0
Space Rangers leans harder on reads: rare adaptive text-quest choices, mostly not
Variance5 vs 5
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization8 vs 8
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.