head to head
vs
SteepvsTrack & Field
Steep leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Track & Field leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
SteepTrack & Field
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 9
Track & Field leans harder on execution: Button-mashing speed and release timing decide everything.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 0
Steep leans harder on variance: Fixed terrain, deterministic physics
Optimization4 vs 3
Steep leans harder on optimization: Line choice and trick scoring math reward study
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.