head to head
vs
AstroneervsCrazy Machines 3
Astroneer leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Crazy Machines 3 leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
AstroneerCrazy Machines 3
Axis by axis
Execution2 vs 2
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization8 vs 9
Crazy Machines 3 leans harder on optimization: Engineering a working contraption is the whole 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.