head to head
vs
DevourvsDon't Starve
Devour leans Variance (Systems & Chaos); Don't Starve leans Variance (Systems & Chaos).
DevourDon't Starve
Axis by axis
Execution2 vs 2
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.
Optimization6 vs 7
Don't Starve leans harder on optimization: Seasonal resource planning and character synergies are deeply 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.