head to head
vs
7 Days to DievsPhantasy Star Online Episode I & II
7 Days to Die leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Phantasy Star Online Episode I & II leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
7 Days to DiePhantasy Star Online Episode I & II
Axis by axis
Execution4 vs 5
Phantasy Star Online Episode I & II leans harder on execution: real-time combat needs positioning and timing
Reads1 vs 1
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance4 vs 5
Phantasy Star Online Episode I & II leans harder on variance: loot drops and dungeon-layout randomness
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.