head to head
vs
Don't StarvevsSword of the Stars: The Pit
Don't Starve leans Variance (Systems & Chaos); Sword of the Stars: The Pit leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos).
Don't StarveSword of the Stars: The Pit
Axis by axis
Execution2 vs 1
Don't Starve leans harder on execution: Kiting combat is simple but timing matters marginally
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance7 vs 7
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization7 vs 8
Sword of the Stars: The Pit leans harder on optimization: Recipe knowledge and resource budgeting decide deep runs
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.