head to head
vs
Baldur's Gate 3vsCivilization V
Baldur's Gate 3 leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos); Civilization V leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Baldur's Gate 3Civilization V
Axis by axis
Execution1 vs 2
Civilization V leans harder on execution: UI actions need no precision; speed is not a factor
Reads2 vs 2
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance7 vs 5
Baldur's Gate 3 leans harder on variance: Dice rolls, hidden checks, encounter RNG everywhere.
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.