head to head
vs
Baldur's GatevsKenshi
Baldur's Gate leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Kenshi leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos).
Baldur's GateKenshi
Axis by axis
Execution2 vs 3
Kenshi leans harder on execution: Real-time squad combat has marginal positioning skill ceiling
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance5 vs 6
Kenshi leans harder on variance: Bandit encounters, world states, and loot are substantially randomised
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.