head to head
vs
Dig IslandvsRaft
Dig Island leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Raft leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Dig IslandRaft
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.
Variance3 vs 4
Raft leans harder on variance: Island loot tables and resource drift introduce randomness
Optimization7 vs 7
Even - both lean on optimization about the same.
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.