head to head
vs
Animal Crossing: New HorizonsvsDig Island
Animal Crossing: New Horizons leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Dig Island leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Animal Crossing: New HorizonsDig Island
Axis by axis
Execution1 vs 2
Dig Island leans harder on execution: Digging and hauling need no twitch skill
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance3 vs 3
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization6 vs 7
Dig Island leans harder on optimization: Upgrade ordering and dig-route efficiency drive escape progress
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.