head to head
vs
ARK: Survival of the FittestvsStronghold: Crusader
ARK: Survival of the Fittest leans Optimization (Mind & Math); Stronghold: Crusader leans Optimization (Mind & Math).
ARK: Survival of the FittestStronghold: Crusader
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 5
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads6 vs 6
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance4 vs 4
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization7 vs 8
Stronghold: Crusader leans harder on optimization: Castle layout and goods production chains are deeply optimizable
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.