head to head
vs
18 Wheels of Steel: Pedal to the MetalvsAmerican Truck Simulator
18 Wheels of Steel: Pedal to the Metal leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); American Truck Simulator leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
18 Wheels of Steel: Pedal to the MetalAmerican Truck Simulator
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 4
18 Wheels of Steel: Pedal to the Metal leans harder on execution: Truck handling and precise driving require moderate skill.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization6 vs 7
American Truck Simulator leans harder on optimization: Fleet, garages, route economics
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.