head to head
vs
Fallout SheltervsTorment: Tides of Numenera
Fallout Shelter leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Torment: Tides of Numenera leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Fallout ShelterTorment: Tides of Numenera
Axis by axis
Execution0 vs 1
Torment: Tides of Numenera leans harder on execution: Combat is explicitly optional; minimal motor demand throughout
Reads0 vs 1
Torment: Tides of Numenera leans harder on reads: Crisis encounters use scripted AI patterns, no adaptive opponents
Variance4 vs 4
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
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.