head to head
vs
Doodle GodvsThis Is the Police
Doodle God leans Variance (Systems & Chaos); This Is the Police leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Doodle GodThis Is the Police
Axis by axis
Execution0 vs 1
This Is the Police leans harder on execution: Menu-driven dispatching, no dexterity
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance5 vs 4
Doodle God leans harder on variance: Valid recipes are hidden until guessed or brute-forced
Optimization5 vs 7
This Is the Police leans harder on optimization: Staffing, dispatch triage, and cash management solvable
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.