head to head
vs
ARK: Survival EvolvedvsNarcos: Rise of the Cartels
ARK: Survival Evolved leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Narcos: Rise of the Cartels leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
ARK: Survival EvolvedNarcos: Rise of the Cartels
Axis by axis
Execution4 vs 3
ARK: Survival Evolved leans harder on execution: Shooting and kiting matter in raids
Reads4 vs 3
ARK: Survival Evolved leans harder on reads: Tribe warfare involves human deception and politics
Variance4 vs 4
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.