head to head
vs
FlatOutvsSurgeon Simulator 2013
FlatOut leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Surgeon Simulator 2013 leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
FlatOutSurgeon Simulator 2013
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 7
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads1 vs 0
FlatOut leans harder on reads: AI racers don't adapt; multiplayer reads are shallow
Variance3 vs 2
FlatOut leans harder on variance: Physics debris and crash chaos inject randomness
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.