head to head
vs
Game Dev TycoonvsKingdom: New Lands
Game Dev Tycoon leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Kingdom: New Lands leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Game Dev TycoonKingdom: New Lands
Axis by axis
Execution1 vs 2
Kingdom: New Lands leans harder on execution: Just riding and coin-dropping under time pressure
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance3 vs 4
Kingdom: New Lands leans harder on variance: Island layouts and vendor spawns randomise
Optimization8 vs 8
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.