head to head
vs
SteamWorld DigvsWe Happy Few
SteamWorld Dig leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); We Happy Few leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos).
SteamWorld DigWe Happy Few
Axis by axis
Execution4 vs 3
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.
Optimization6 vs 5
SteamWorld Dig leans harder on optimization: Upgrade routing and efficient dig paths drive progress
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.