head to head
vs
Dome KeepervsMutant Year Zero: Road to Eden
Dome Keeper leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos); Mutant Year Zero: Road to Eden leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Dome KeeperMutant Year Zero: Road to Eden
Axis by axis
Execution4 vs 3
Dome Keeper leans harder on execution: Mining and turret aiming demand light real-time input
Reads0 vs 1
Mutant Year Zero: Road to Eden leans harder on reads: Enemies patrol fixed routes; no adaptive opponent modeling
Variance5 vs 5
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization7 vs 8
Mutant Year Zero: Road to Eden leans harder on optimization: Stalker trait loadouts and pre-combat positioning are tight optimization puzzles
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.