head to head
vs
SteamWorld DigvsYomawari: Midnight Shadows
SteamWorld Dig leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Yomawari: Midnight Shadows leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos).
SteamWorld DigYomawari: Midnight Shadows
Axis by axis
Execution4 vs 3
SteamWorld Dig leans harder on execution: Digging and platforming need modest precision
Reads0 vs 1
Yomawari: Midnight Shadows leans harder on reads: Spirits follow scripted triggers, not adaptive minds
Variance4 vs 4
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization6 vs 6
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.