head to head
vs
Bad RatsvsFallout Shelter
Bad Rats leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos); Fallout Shelter leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Bad RatsFallout Shelter
Axis by axis
Execution1 vs 0
Bad Rats leans harder on execution: Placing pieces takes no dexterity
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance4 vs 4
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization6 vs 7
Fallout Shelter leans harder on optimization: Dweller stats and room layout are fully 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.