head to head
vs
Crusader Kings IIIvsTerra Invicta
Crusader Kings III leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos); Terra Invicta leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Crusader Kings IIITerra Invicta
Axis by axis
Execution0 vs 1
Terra Invicta leans harder on execution: Strategic menu simulation; no physical dimension exists
Reads2 vs 2
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance6 vs 6
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization8 vs 9
Terra Invicta leans harder on optimization: Faction tech trees and Earth nation control routing form a deeply solvable layer
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.