head to head
Fallout SheltervsOrwell: Ignorance is Strength
Fallout Shelter leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Orwell: Ignorance is Strength leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos).
Fallout ShelterOrwell: Ignorance is Strength
Axis by axis
Execution0 vs 0
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance4 vs 5
Orwell: Ignorance is Strength leans harder on variance: The story is hidden information you gradually surface
Optimization7 vs 6
Fallout Shelter leans harder on optimization: Dweller stats and room layout are fully solvable
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.

