head to head
vs
ExapunksvsZoo Tycoon
Exapunks leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Zoo Tycoon leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
ExapunksZoo Tycoon
Axis by axis
Execution1 vs 0
Exapunks leans harder on execution: Typing EXA instructions needs no dexterity
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance0 vs 1
Zoo Tycoon leans harder on variance: Animal needs are deterministic once learned
Optimization10 vs 8
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.