head to head
vs
CSI: Crime Scene InvestigationvsFallout Shelter
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Fallout Shelter leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
CSI: Crime Scene InvestigationFallout Shelter
Axis by axis
Execution0 vs 0
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance3 vs 4
Fallout Shelter leans harder on variance: Incident spawns and lunchbox loot rolls
Optimization6 vs 7
Fallout Shelter leans harder on optimization: Dweller stats and room layout are fully solvable
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.