head to head
vs
FortifiedvsSteamWorld Heist
Fortified leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); SteamWorld Heist leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
FortifiedSteamWorld Heist
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 4
Fortified leans harder on execution: Third-person shooting between waves keeps hands busy
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 3
SteamWorld Heist leans harder on variance: Procedural ship layouts and loot drops
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.