head to head
vs
7 Days to DievsPixARK
7 Days to Die leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); PixARK leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
7 Days to DiePixARK
Axis by axis
Execution4 vs 3
7 Days to Die leans harder on execution: Aim and movement during horde nights matter.
Reads1 vs 2
PixARK leans harder on reads: Tribe PvP exists but systems decide more
Variance4 vs 4
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
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.