head to head
vs
Civilization: Beyond EarthvsStar Wars Galaxies
Civilization: Beyond Earth leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Star Wars Galaxies leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Civilization: Beyond EarthStar Wars Galaxies
Axis by axis
Execution2 vs 3
Star Wars Galaxies leans harder on execution: Combat has limited twitch ceiling in the original sandbox form
Reads2 vs 4
Star Wars Galaxies leans harder on reads: Cantina PvP and factional conflict involved real adaptive opponents
Variance4 vs 3
Civilization: Beyond Earth leans harder on variance: Alien spawns and fog of war add manageable hidden elements
Optimization9 vs 9
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.