head to head
vs
Game Dev TycoonvsMad Games Tycoon 2
Game Dev Tycoon leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Mad Games Tycoon 2 leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Game Dev TycoonMad Games Tycoon 2
Axis by axis
Execution1 vs 1
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
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
Mad Games Tycoon 2 leans harder on optimization: Genre combos, sliders and staffing are heavily 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.