head to head
vs
Cities: SkylinesvsTransport Tycoon Deluxe
Cities: Skylines leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Transport Tycoon Deluxe leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Cities: SkylinesTransport Tycoon Deluxe
Axis by axis
Execution0 vs 1
Transport Tycoon Deluxe leans harder on execution: Pausable map clicking, no dexterity
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 2
Transport Tycoon Deluxe leans harder on variance: Industry placement and economy events add slight noise
Optimization10 vs 10
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.