head to head
vs
7 Days to DievsIron Grip: Warlord
7 Days to Die leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Iron Grip: Warlord leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
7 Days to DieIron Grip: Warlord
Axis by axis
Execution4 vs 5
Iron Grip: Warlord leans harder on execution: First-person shooting demands some aim under pressure
Reads1 vs 1
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance4 vs 3
7 Days to Die leans harder on variance: World generation and loot rolls randomized.
Optimization7 vs 7
Even - both lean on optimization about the same.
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.