head to head
Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward VectorvsCrusader Kings III
Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos); Crusader Kings III leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos).
Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward VectorCrusader Kings III
Axis by axis
Execution0 vs 0
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads1 vs 2
Crusader Kings III leans harder on reads: AI characters follow scripted, not adaptive, agendas.
Variance6 vs 6
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
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.

