head to head
vs
Bum SimulatorvsObservation
Bum Simulator leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos); Observation leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Bum SimulatorObservation
Axis by axis
Execution2 vs 2
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads1 vs 0
Bum Simulator leans harder on reads: NPCs react scripted, no adaptive modeling
Variance3 vs 2
Bum Simulator leans harder on variance: Sandbox events have some randomness to explore
Optimization5 vs 5
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.