head to head
vs
Star RaidersvsSteep
Star Raiders leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Steep leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Star RaidersSteep
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 7
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 1
Star Raiders leans harder on variance: Enemy fleet positions start hidden on the galaxy map
Optimization5 vs 4
Star Raiders leans harder on optimization: Energy, damage and warp routing form a resource puzzle
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.