head to head
vs
Deceit 2vsSea of Thieves
Deceit 2 leans Reads (Bluff & Deduction); Sea of Thieves leans Reads (Competitive PvP).
Deceit 2Sea of Thieves
Axis by axis
Execution4 vs 6
Sea of Thieves leans harder on execution: Ship sailing and naval gunnery require hands
Reads8 vs 7
Deceit 2 leans harder on reads: Unmasking infected players is pure adaptive human deception.
Variance6 vs 5
Deceit 2 leans harder on variance: Hidden roles, ritual events, and item luck obscure truth.
Optimization3 vs 5
Sea of Thieves leans harder on optimization: Routes, loadouts, ship setups 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.