head to head
vs
DiRT 4vsHand Simulator: Survival
DiRT 4 leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Hand Simulator: Survival leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
DiRT 4Hand Simulator: Survival
Axis by axis
Execution8 vs 8
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads1 vs 2
Hand Simulator: Survival leans harder on reads: Other players exist but combat is chaotic, not modeling
Variance4 vs 4
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization5 vs 4
DiRT 4 leans harder on optimization: Car choice, setup and rally team progression are solvable systems
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.