head to head
vs
DREDGEvsPathologic 3
DREDGE leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos); Pathologic 3 leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
DREDGEPathologic 3
Axis by axis
Execution2 vs 3
Pathologic 3 leans harder on execution: Some real-time survival demands, not twitch-focused.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance4 vs 4
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization6 vs 7
Pathologic 3 leans harder on optimization: Resource management and NPC scheduling are deeply solvable systems.
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.