head to head
vs
FoxholevsHearts of Iron IV
Foxhole leans Optimization (Mind & Math); Hearts of Iron IV leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
FoxholeHearts of Iron IV
Axis by axis
Execution3 vs 2
Foxhole leans harder on execution: Top-down combat is forgiving mechanically
Reads6 vs 4
Foxhole leans harder on reads: War-long strategy versus humans is reads
Variance3 vs 3
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization8 vs 9
Hearts of Iron IV leans harder on optimization: division templates and production solved
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.