head to head
vs
Creeper World 3: Arc EternalvsSimCity 4
Creeper World 3: Arc Eternal leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); SimCity 4 leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Creeper World 3: Arc EternalSimCity 4
Axis by axis
Execution2 vs 1
Creeper World 3: Arc Eternal leans harder on execution: Placement clicking matters little once plans are set
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 3
SimCity 4 leans harder on variance: Neighbor city interactions and demand curves add unpredictability
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.