head to head
vs
American Truck SimulatorvsMudRunner
American Truck Simulator leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); MudRunner leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
American Truck SimulatorMudRunner
Axis by axis
Execution4 vs 5
MudRunner leans harder on execution: Careful throttle, diff-lock and winch control matter constantly.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
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.