head to head
vs
FTL: Faster Than LightvsOxygen Not Included
FTL: Faster Than Light leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos); Oxygen Not Included leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
FTL: Faster Than LightOxygen Not Included
Axis by axis
Execution2 vs 1
FTL: Faster Than Light leans harder on execution: Pause-and-play tactics, no input precision.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance7 vs 5
FTL: Faster Than Light leans harder on variance: Sector events and shop rolls drive runs.
Optimization9 vs 10
Oxygen Not Included leans harder on optimization: Gas, liquid, and power engineering are essentially a solvable engineering puzzle
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.