head to head
vs
7 Days to DievsAge of Darkness: Final Stand
7 Days to Die leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Age of Darkness: Final Stand leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
7 Days to DieAge of Darkness: Final Stand
Axis by axis
Execution4 vs 4
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads1 vs 1
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance4 vs 4
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization7 vs 8
Age of Darkness: Final Stand leans harder on optimization: Economy, wall layouts and tech order decide survival
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.