head to head
vs
A Plague Tale: RequiemvsSavage Lands
A Plague Tale: Requiem leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Savage Lands leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
A Plague Tale: RequiemSavage Lands
Axis by axis
Execution4 vs 4
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 3
Savage Lands leans harder on variance: World layout and dangers are unknown until explored
Optimization5 vs 6
Savage Lands leans harder on optimization: Crafting trees, shelter and resource priorities are the real survival test
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.