head to head
vs
ARK: Survival EvolvedvsTotal War: Warhammer III
ARK: Survival Evolved leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Total War: Warhammer III leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
ARK: Survival EvolvedTotal War: Warhammer III
Axis by axis
Execution4 vs 3
ARK: Survival Evolved leans harder on execution: Shooting and kiting matter in raids
Reads4 vs 4
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance4 vs 4
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization7 vs 8
Total War: Warhammer III leans harder on optimization: Army comp, magic, and campaign economy are solvable.
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.