head to head
vs
SteepvsTop Gear 2
Steep leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Top Gear 2 leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
SteepTop Gear 2
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 6
Steep leans harder on execution: Landing tricks and threading lines at speed is hands-first
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 1
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization4 vs 5
Top Gear 2 leans harder on optimization: Upgrade purchase order and track memorisation compound advantages
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.