head to head
vs
FlatOutvsHand Simulator: Survival
FlatOut leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Hand Simulator: Survival leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
FlatOutHand Simulator: Survival
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 8
Hand Simulator: Survival leans harder on execution: Clumsy fine motor control of hands is the whole joke
Reads1 vs 2
Hand Simulator: Survival leans harder on reads: Other players exist but combat is chaotic, not modeling
Variance3 vs 4
Hand Simulator: Survival leans harder on variance: Physics chaos and spawns create unpredictable situations
Optimization4 vs 4
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.