head to head
vs
Football Manager 2023vsSurviving Mars
Football Manager 2023 leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Surviving Mars leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Football Manager 2023Surviving Mars
Axis by axis
Execution0 vs 1
Surviving Mars leans harder on execution: pausable, no reflex
Reads1 vs 0
Football Manager 2023 leans harder on reads: Opposing AI managers are mappable, not adaptive minds
Variance6 vs 4
Football Manager 2023 leans harder on variance: Hidden attributes and match-engine randomness blur feedback
Optimization9 vs 9
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.