head to head
vs
Darkest DungeonvsX-COM: Terror from the Deep
Darkest Dungeon leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos); X-COM: Terror from the Deep leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos).
Darkest DungeonX-COM: Terror from the Deep
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.
Variance7 vs 7
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization8 vs 9
X-COM: Terror from the Deep leans harder on optimization: Research order and base economy are solvable and punishing.
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.