head to head
vs
Endless SpacevsPlague Inc: Evolved
Endless Space leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Plague Inc: Evolved leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Endless SpacePlague Inc: Evolved
Axis by axis
Execution1 vs 1
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads2 vs 1
Endless Space leans harder on reads: Light multiplayer bluffing in battle cards
Variance4 vs 4
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization8 vs 9
Plague Inc: Evolved leans harder on optimization: evolution order heavily solved
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.