head to head
vs
FTL: Faster Than LightvsRimWorld
FTL: Faster Than Light leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos); RimWorld leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos).
FTL: Faster Than LightRimWorld
Axis by axis
Execution2 vs 1
FTL: Faster Than Light leans harder on execution: Pause-and-play tactics, no input precision.
Reads0 vs 1
RimWorld leans harder on reads: Storyteller AI is randomised, not adaptive to you.
Variance7 vs 7
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
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.