head to head
vs
Abiotic FactorvsStarbound
Abiotic Factor leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos); Starbound leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Abiotic FactorStarbound
Axis by axis
Execution4 vs 3
Abiotic Factor leans harder on execution: Combat in tight facility corridors requires precise aim and positioning
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance5 vs 4
Abiotic Factor leans harder on variance: Loot crates, anomaly behaviour, and facility section contents carry RNG
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.