head to head
vs
Fallout SheltervsStrange Horticulture
Fallout Shelter leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Strange Horticulture leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Fallout ShelterStrange Horticulture
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 3
Fallout Shelter leans harder on variance: Incident spawns and lunchbox loot rolls
Optimization7 vs 8
Strange Horticulture leans harder on optimization: Cross-referencing the field guide is a pure deduction system.
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.