head to head
vs
Digimon WorldvsDon't Starve
Digimon World leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos); Don't Starve leans Variance (Systems & Chaos).
Digimon WorldDon'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.
Variance6 vs 7
Don't Starve leans harder on variance: World generation, season timing, and loot rolls are highly random
Optimization8 vs 7
Digimon World leans harder on optimization: Once requirements are mapped, raising becomes a solvable schedule
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.