head to head
vs
FTL: Faster Than LightvsSaGa Frontier
FTL: Faster Than Light leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos); SaGa Frontier leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos).
FTL: Faster Than LightSaGa Frontier
Axis by axis
Execution2 vs 2
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance7 vs 6
FTL: Faster Than Light leans harder on variance: Sector events and shop rolls drive runs.
Optimization9 vs 8
FTL: Faster Than Light leans harder on optimization: Power management and ship builds are deeply solvable.
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.