head to head
vs
Anno 1800vsSpace Engineers
Anno 1800 leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Space Engineers leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Anno 1800Space Engineers
Axis by axis
Execution1 vs 2
Space Engineers leans harder on execution: Piloting and welding are forgiving manual tasks
Reads1 vs 1
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization10 vs 9
Anno 1800 leans harder on optimization: supply chains and ratios are the game
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.