head to head
vs
BalatrovsRimWorld
Balatro leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos); RimWorld leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos).
BalatroRimWorld
Axis by axis
Execution1 vs 1
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 1
RimWorld leans harder on reads: Storyteller AI is randomised, not adaptive to you.
Variance7 vs 7
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization9 vs 9
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.