head to head
18 Wheels of Steel: Pedal to the MetalvsEuro Truck Simulator 2
18 Wheels of Steel: Pedal to the Metal leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Euro Truck Simulator 2 leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
18 Wheels of Steel: Pedal to the MetalEuro Truck Simulator 2
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
Euro Truck Simulator 2 leans harder on optimization: Company growth, route, fleet management
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.

