head to head
vs
BeholdervsLufia & the Fortress of Doom
Beholder leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Lufia & the Fortress of Doom leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
BeholderLufia & the Fortress of Doom
Axis by axis
Execution1 vs 0
Beholder leans harder on execution: Simple point-and-click landlord actions
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance4 vs 3
Beholder leans harder on variance: Tenant events and directives surprise first runs
Optimization7 vs 7
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.