head to head
vs
7 Days to DievsSWAT 3: Close Quarters Battle
7 Days to Die leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); SWAT 3: Close Quarters Battle leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
7 Days to DieSWAT 3: Close Quarters Battle
Axis by axis
Execution4 vs 5
SWAT 3: Close Quarters Battle leans harder on execution: Snap decisions and trigger discipline at every doorway
Reads1 vs 1
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance4 vs 5
SWAT 3: Close Quarters Battle leans harder on variance: Randomised suspect and hostage placement keeps entries uncertain
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.