head to head
vs
Art of BalancevsOrcs Must Die!
Art of Balance leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Orcs Must Die! leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Art of BalanceOrcs Must Die!
Axis by axis
Execution3 vs 4
Orcs Must Die! leans harder on execution: Active shooting supplements the traps
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance3 vs 2
Art of Balance leans harder on variance: Physics wobble adds slight unpredictability
Optimization8 vs 8
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.