head to head
vs
Among UsvsTown of Salem
Among Us leans Reads (Pure Mind Games); Town of Salem leans Reads (Pure Mind Games).
Among UsTown of Salem
Axis by axis
Execution1 vs 0
Among Us leans harder on execution: Tasks are trivial minigames
Reads9 vs 9
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance5 vs 4
Among Us leans harder on variance: Role assignment and kill information hidden
Optimization3 vs 4
Town of Salem leans harder on optimization: Role knowledge and voting strategy are learnable optimal policies
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.