head to head
vs
Do Not Feed the MonkeysvsSlime Rancher
Do Not Feed the Monkeys leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Slime Rancher leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Do Not Feed the MonkeysSlime Rancher
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.
Variance4 vs 3
Do Not Feed the Monkeys leans harder on variance: Which cages you draw varies each playthrough
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.