head to head
vs
Crusader Kings IIvsLost Dimension
Crusader Kings II leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos); Lost Dimension leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos).
Crusader Kings IILost Dimension
Axis by axis
Execution1 vs 2
Lost Dimension leans harder on execution: Turn-based combat needs no manual dexterity
Reads3 vs 4
Lost Dimension leans harder on reads: Deducing the hidden traitor involves social inference, lightly adaptive
Variance5 vs 6
Lost Dimension leans harder on variance: A traitor is randomly assigned each playthrough, hidden
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.