head to head
vs
Freedom WarsvsStarfield
Freedom Wars leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Starfield leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
Freedom WarsStarfield
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 5
Freedom Wars leans harder on execution: Thorn-grappling and weapon timing against giant abductors
Reads1 vs 1
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance3 vs 3
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization6 vs 7
Starfield leans harder on optimization: Ship building, outpost, perk routing
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.