head to head
vs
Akalabeth: World of DoomvsFallout Shelter
Akalabeth: World of Doom leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos); Fallout Shelter leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Akalabeth: World of DoomFallout Shelter
Axis by axis
Execution1 vs 0
Akalabeth: World of Doom leans harder on execution: Turn-based keypresses carry no physical demand
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance4 vs 4
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization6 vs 7
Fallout Shelter leans harder on optimization: Dweller stats and room layout are fully solvable
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.