head to head
vs
Fallout SheltervsPixel Piracy
Fallout Shelter leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Pixel Piracy leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos).
Fallout ShelterPixel Piracy
Axis by axis
Execution0 vs 1
Pixel Piracy leans harder on execution: Indirect crew control removes twitch demands
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance4 vs 5
Pixel Piracy leans harder on variance: Procedural seas and events vary every voyage
Optimization7 vs 7
Even - both lean on optimization about the same.
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.