head to head
vs
CryptarkvsTotal War: Attila
Cryptark leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Total War: Attila leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
CryptarkTotal War: Attila
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 5
Cryptark leans harder on execution: Twin-stick aiming and dodging matter during firefights
Reads1 vs 3
Total War: Attila leans harder on reads: AI factions follow scripted migration paths; human play adds reads
Variance6 vs 5
Cryptark leans harder on variance: Procedurally generated ships hide unknown systems each run
Optimization8 vs 8
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.