head to head
vs
UFO: AfterlightvsVampire Survivors
UFO: Afterlight leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Vampire Survivors leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
UFO: AfterlightVampire Survivors
Axis by axis
Execution2 vs 1
UFO: Afterlight leans harder on execution: Real-time-with-pause removes any twitch requirement
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance4 vs 4
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization8 vs 9
Vampire Survivors leans harder on optimization: Evolution paths and weapon combinations fully solve the run.
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.