head to head
vs
Citizen SleepervsPokémon Super Mystery Dungeon
Citizen Sleeper leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos); Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos).
Citizen SleeperPokémon Super Mystery Dungeon
Axis by axis
Execution0 vs 1
Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon leans harder on execution: Turn-based grid moves, no twitch demand
Reads1 vs 0
Citizen Sleeper leans harder on reads: NPCs follow branching scripts.
Variance6 vs 6
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
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.