head to head
vs
FalloutvsPixel Piracy
Fallout leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Pixel Piracy leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos).
FalloutPixel Piracy
Axis by axis
Execution1 vs 1
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
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
Optimization8 vs 7
Fallout leans harder on optimization: SPECIAL builds and quest routing are deeply 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.