head to head
vs
Game Dev TycoonvsIXION
Game Dev Tycoon leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); IXION leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Game Dev TycoonIXION
Axis by axis
Execution1 vs 0
Game Dev Tycoon leans harder on execution: All choices are menu clicks with no physical ceiling
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance3 vs 3
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization8 vs 9
IXION leans harder on optimization: Hull sectors, power, and population logistics dominate
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.