head to head
vs
DREDGEvsThe Universim
DREDGE leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos); The Universim leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
DREDGEThe Universim
Axis by axis
Execution2 vs 1
DREDGE leans harder on execution: Fishing minigames and night dodging, light demands
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
The Universim leans harder on optimization: Research pacing, resource balance, and intervention timing are the game
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.