head to head
vs
Device 6vsThe Sims 4
Device 6 leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); The Sims 4 leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Device 6The Sims 4
Axis by axis
Execution0 vs 1
The Sims 4 leans harder on execution: no physical skill ceiling at all
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 1
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization7 vs 6
Device 6 leans harder on optimization: Deciphering layout-as-map puzzles is pure deduction
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.