head to head
vs
Dwarf FortressvsOxygen Not Included
Dwarf Fortress leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Oxygen Not Included leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Dwarf FortressOxygen Not Included
Axis by axis
Execution1 vs 1
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance6 vs 5
Dwarf Fortress leans harder on variance: World generation, artifact rolls, and siege timing carry deep randomness
Optimization9 vs 10
Oxygen Not Included leans harder on optimization: Gas, liquid, and power engineering are essentially a solvable engineering puzzle
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.