head to head
vs
Dave the DivervsHaunting Starring Polterguy
Dave the Diver leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Haunting Starring Polterguy leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
Dave the DiverHaunting Starring Polterguy
Axis by axis
Execution4 vs 4
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance4 vs 3
Dave the Diver leans harder on variance: daily fish spawns and sea changes vary
Optimization7 vs 6
Dave the Diver leans harder on optimization: restaurant economy and gear upgrades drive progress
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.