head to head
vs
AstroneervsScrap Mechanic
Astroneer leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Scrap Mechanic leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
AstroneerScrap Mechanic
Axis by axis
Execution2 vs 3
Scrap Mechanic leans harder on execution: Basic movement and combat; building is unhurried.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 3
Scrap Mechanic leans harder on variance: Survival mode loot and world generation add some randomness.
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.