head to head
vs
American ConquestvsARK: Survival Evolved
American Conquest leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); ARK: Survival Evolved leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
American ConquestARK: Survival Evolved
Axis by axis
Execution4 vs 4
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads4 vs 4
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance3 vs 4
ARK: Survival Evolved leans harder on variance: Taming rolls, spawns, and surprise raids
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.