head to head
vs
FactoriovsRise of Industry
Factorio leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Rise of Industry leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
FactorioRise of Industry
Axis by axis
Execution2 vs 1
Factorio leans harder on execution: Some APM in early hand-crafting; otherwise irrelevant.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 1
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization10 vs 9
Factorio leans harder on optimization: Throughput, ratios, and logistics are the entire game.
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.