head to head
vs
ExapunksvsSimCity 3000
Exapunks leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); SimCity 3000 leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
ExapunksSimCity 3000
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.
Variance0 vs 2
SimCity 3000 leans harder on variance: Random disasters and neighbor deal timing.
Optimization10 vs 9
Exapunks leans harder on optimization: Writing minimal efficient EXA programs to manipulate each network 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.