head to head
vs
Dungeon Keeper 2vsSteel Diver
Dungeon Keeper 2 leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Steel Diver leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
Dungeon Keeper 2Steel Diver
Axis by axis
Execution3 vs 4
Steel Diver leans harder on execution: Managing sluggish sub controls under fire takes deliberate dexterity
Reads1 vs 1
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization7 vs 6
Dungeon Keeper 2 leans harder on optimization: Dungeon layout, creature economy and research are 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.