head to head
vs
Don't StarvevsPhoenix Point
Don't Starve leans Variance (Systems & Chaos); Phoenix Point leans Variance (Systems & Chaos).
Don't StarvePhoenix Point
Axis by axis
Execution2 vs 4
Phoenix Point leans harder on execution: Manual aiming system introduces real accuracy input on every shot
Reads0 vs 1
Phoenix Point leans harder on reads: Alien factions evolve threat pools but not adaptively against you personally
Variance7 vs 7
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
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.