head to head
vs
CodenamesvsTabletop Simulator
Codenames leans Reads (Pure Mind Games); Tabletop Simulator leans Reads (Bluff & Deduction).
CodenamesTabletop Simulator
Axis by axis
Execution0 vs 1
Tabletop Simulator leans harder on execution: Fiddly physics manipulation, never a skill ceiling
Reads7 vs 4
Codenames leans harder on reads: Modeling how teammates interpret your clues is the game
Variance2 vs 4
Tabletop Simulator leans harder on variance: Dice and shuffled decks supply whatever randomness the game has
Optimization3 vs 3
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.